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The Associated Press reports:
Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby construction, according to a new study.
The 35 buildings surveyed along an almost 12-mile (19 kilometer) stretch from Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach have sunk or settled by 0.8 to 3.1 inches (2 to 8 cm). About half of the buildings are less than a decade old, according to scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. The study was published Friday.
“The discovery of the extent of subsidence hotspots along the South Florida coastline was unexpected,” Farzaneh Aziz Zanjani, the lead author, said in a statement.
Vice News reports:
The buildings include some ritzy luxury high-rises, including Trump Tower III, Trump International Beach Resort, Porsche Design Tower, and several other high-end condos. And yes, that is Porsche as in the expensive sports car brand. Signs of sinking can also be found along the coasts of Broward and Palm Beach counties further north.
These are buildings housing tens of thousands of residents and tourists, all of which are definitely a few inches shorter than they were just a few years ago, and you already know one of the reasons why. Climate change. Rising sea levels brought on by climate change are eroding the limestone foundation beneath the buildings.
Subsistence is not believed to have been the cause of the 2021 condo collapse in Surfside, which claimed 98 lives. In that case, investigators blamed shoddy maintenance and water leaks from an elevated pool deck.
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