https://apnews.com/article/floods-science-florida-gulf-of-mexico-tampa-e0ff179a0c93debd154897e292f539f9
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In this aerial image, the city of Tampa, Fla., is seen Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
It's been more than a century since a major storm like Ian has struck the Tampa Bay area, which blossomed from a few hundred thousand people in 1921 to more than 3 million today. (
The adjacent Gulf of Mexico is also shallow.
ADVERTISEMENT McNoldy, the University of Miami researcher, noted that Hurricane Andrew’s storm surge today would be 7 inches (17 centimeters) higher than it was when that storm pounded South Florida 30 years ago.
“As sea level rises, the same storm surge will be able to flood more areas because the baseline upon which it’s happening is higher,” McNoldy said.
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Frick florida. I like all the lizards tho
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