As Miami Keeps Building, Rising Seas Deepen Its Social Divide – Yale Environment 360
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Article Synopsis – As developers in Miami continue to build in vulnerable coastal areas, it is communities of color that will likely suffer the most from climate change. The inequality rate in Miami is “similar to that in developing countries”, and “40% of the households are working poor”. The economic disparities are also racial disparities. The survival of Miami depends on “equitably sharing the high-ground, orderly retreats from the most vulnerable coastal neighborhoods, federal and state adaptation and mitigation initiatives, and, of course, global cuts in greenhouse gas emissions”. To read the actual article click here.