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MANN: In Florida, there isn't much elevation and so they are now dealing with perennial
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In Florida, there isn'tmuch elevation and so theyare now dealing with perennial flooding...

MANN: In Florida, there isn't
much elevation and so they
are now dealing with perennial flooding in Miami Beach,
in Fort Lauderdale, from
what they call king tides

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MANN: In Florida, there isn't much elevation and so they are now dealing with perennial
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flooding in Miami Beach, in Fort Lauderdale, from what they call king tides.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:33
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
RadicalMedia,National Geographic

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As the weather grows more deadly and destructive, Americans are demanding solutions to climate change — and they aren’t waiting on Washington to act.
REPORTER (over TV): King tides are here and the rising floodwaters are creating - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:06
REPORTER (over TV): King tides are here and the rising flood...
REPORTER (over TV): Salt water seeping up through storm drains and over the sea wall, - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:07
REPORTER (over TV): Salt water seeping up through storm drai...
MANN (off screen): These are seasonal high tides that have been there - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:12
MANN (off screen): These are seasonal high tides that have b...
CASTRO: In fact, there is an image of an octopus that was found in a parking garage half - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:10
CASTRO: In fact, there is an image of an octopus that was fo...
LEWIS: The big focus in Miami Beach, I believe, is on adaptation. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:04
LEWIS: The big focus in Miami Beach, I believe, is on adapta...
They're spending $500,000,000 on pumps to keep the tidal water off - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:08
They're spending $500,000,000 on pumps to keep the tida...
So, you adapt to climate change by elevating roads, - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:09
So, you adapt to climate change by elevating roads,
So that's getting a lot of attention because people see that as, - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:10
So that's getting a lot of attention because people see...
What they're not doing quick enough is addressing things like salt water intrusion and - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:19
What they're not doing quick enough is addressing thing...
NARRATOR: The Everglades is a critical source of fresh drinking water - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:07
NARRATOR: The Everglades is a critical source of fresh drink...
But as the sea rises, it's moving inland, pushing sea water into the aquifers - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:10
But as the sea rises, it's moving inland, pushing sea w...
CASTRO: A lot of people, when they think of sea level rise in the State of Florida, - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:13
CASTRO: A lot of people, when they think of sea level rise i...
WANLESS: And there's essentially nothing we can do to stop that. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:04
WANLESS: And there's essentially nothing we can do to s...
That's a real problem because as sea level has risen, - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:11
That's a real problem because as sea level has risen,
WANLESS (off screen): Yes, we've had to move the wells farther and farther inland. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:05
WANLESS (off screen): Yes, we've had to move the wells ...
I think probably within the next 30 years we'll have lost our fresh water - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:08
I think probably within the next 30 years we'll have lo...
Here's another area of the science where, as we learn more, - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:14
Here's another area of the science where, as we learn m...
If you look at even a recent report of the - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:13
If you look at even a recent report of the
But now there's enough new science that's come in that tells us that the ice sheets - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:17
But now there's enough new science that's come in ...
Even if we stop emitting carbon to the atmosphere now, - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:09
Even if we stop emitting carbon to the atmosphere now,