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The High Cost Of Living By The Water

King tide flooding at Indian Creek Drive and 30th Street in Miami Beach in 2015.
Emily Michot
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Miami Herald
King tide flooding at Indian Creek Drive and 30th Street in Miami Beach in 2015.

Floridians pay a price for living on the coast.

 Listen to the Oct. 12, 2018 episode of the South Florida Roundup here. WLRN reporter Kate Stein is featured in the first segment.

Hurricane Michael, which made landfall just shy of a Category 5 storm, ravaged the Panhandle and Big Bend area. The storm destroyed neighborhoods and washed out roads – changing lives forever.

Meanwhile, South Florida faced the peak of king tide season. This year, the highest of high tides brought spotty flooding across the region.

WLRN’s environment reporter Kate Stein explains how king tides are seen as a sign of sea-level rise and how South Florida is responding. She joins WLRN host Tom Hudson.

This post was updated after the Oct. 12, 2018 episode of the South Florida Roundup aired at 1 p.m.

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In a journalism career covering news from high global finance to neighborhood infrastructure, Tom Hudson is the Vice President of News and Special Correspondent for WLRN. He hosts and produces the Sunshine Economy and anchors the Florida Roundup in addition to leading the organization's news engagement strategy.
Alexander Gonzalez is a recent graduate of the University of Miami. He majored in English and was the the editor-in-chief of The Miami Hurricane newspaper from 2014-15. He was WLRN's digital intern during summer 2015. He subscribes to too many podcasts and can't get away from covering the arts in Miami.