There's been a lot of talk about climate change lately, especially here in Miami. But I wonder what is being done about it and how we as a people can do. I have already seen what happens to Miami-Dade and Miami Beach after an afternoon shower, so I can't even imagine what a hurricane would do with a direct hit.
Miami Beach officials have already started with new water run off pipes under the ground on Alton Rd. But that was only one road and came at a cost to my understanding of over $400 million! At this pace it will take years to complete the whole city.
My solution is simple. Stop all of the building if the water has nowhere to go. Miami and Miami Beach are nothing more than concrete jungles now. I love when people from out of town say how lovely and lush all of the palm trees are, but we need more than just trees. We need more green space for crying out loud. We build on every scrap of vacant land available.
And since we really have no industry here we can't complain about the factory pollution, but we can do something about all of the cars. With better public transportation we can eliminate a lot of this traffic that produces all the smog.
These are just a few of the ways we can help, but it's going to take a village for sure and we have to start with our city and county officials by getting them out of denial and forcing the to do something.
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