Tuesday 13 September 2011

Global Warming Could Put Florida Nuclear Reactors Under Water

Hurricanes are getting stronger; droughts and floods are more frequent.

In South Florida, waters rose roughly six inches between 1930 and 1981. That might not sound like much, but it's just the tip of a rapidly melting iceberg. "We are the most vulnerable metropolitan area in the world when it comes to sea-level rise," University of Miami professor Harold Wanless says. And, the avuncular geologist adds, that's nothing.

Source:
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2011-09-08/news/global-warming-could-put-turkey-point-nuclear-reactors-under-water/1/

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