Expert On Weekend Rain, Flooded Streets: 'It's Worrisome, We Need To Place Bigger Emphasis On Climate Change'

CBS Miami

June 10, 2022

Over the weekend and early this week, we saw heavy rain that inundated parts of South Florida.

Florida International University professor Dr. Mike Sukop, from the Earth and Environment Department, called the water level rise worrisome.

Sukop said, "We have sea level rising, we have storm frequency increasing, we have storm intensity increasing. It's worrisome… So, sea level rise transmits inland to the groundwater so that leaves less room in the ground to store the rainfall."

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