Miami: Booming in the Path of Hurricanes | Sinking Cities | THIRTEEN

Miami is known for its beaches and waterfront homes and businesses. See how engineers and planners are trying to protect Miami from rising seas and ever-more-frequent and violent storm surges that could destroy the city’s tourist and business economy. The WNET Group brings you Forces of Nature, a special collection exploring issues affecting our natural world and sustainability with community leaders, experts, artists and viewers like you. About the series Sinking Cities: As the earth warms, sea levels rise and super-storms become more frequent and intense, many of the world’s major coastal cities may soon be under water. The four-part Sinking Cities series explores how four global cities – New York, Toyko, London and Miami – are coming to grips with the real-time effects of rising seas and extreme weather. Sinking Cities is a 2018 production of Cineflix (Cities) Inc. in association with THIRTEEN. Major funding for Sinking Cities is provided by Dr. P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos. Additional funding is provided by Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, The Marc Haas Foundation, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and public television viewers. Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed: http://bit.ly/1JQmx88 For full episodes, check out http://thirteen.org/ Facebook:   / thirteenwnet   Instagram:   / thirteenwnet     / thirteenwnet   ----------------- THIRTEEN is one of America’s most respected and innovative public media providers. Part of The WNET Group, THIRTEEN is a unique cultural and educational institution that harnesses the power of television and electronic media to inform, enlighten, entertain and inspire. The flagship public television station of the New York City tri-state area and the most-watched public television channel in the nation, THIRTEEN reaches millions of people with programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites people of all ages to have fun while learning. 0:00 – Introduction 2:52 – Past Hurricanes & Future Predictions 4:42 – King Tides Explained 8:00 – Miami’s Fragile Foundation 10:25 – Why Mangroves Matter 12:37 – Inequality & Rising Seas 17:49 – Real Estate at Risk 21:51 – Florida’s Early Development 23:15 – Hurricanes Through History 29:00 – The Science of Hurricanes 33:03 – Solutions for Miami’s Future 36:27 – Climate Gentrification 39:53 – Miami’s Protection Plan 43:53 – Build, Accommodate, Protect