Science and Math
This is the root cause of rising sea levels and warmer temperatures.
What is global warming and fossil fuel emissions?
Devices that use sunlight to generate electricity.
What are solar panels?
Energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed, sunlight and wind, for example.
What is renewable energy?
This community is hit the hardest by climate change in Miami.
What are lower-income communities?
_____ is the increase in water level, threatening coastal cities.
What are rising sea levels?
The positive feedback loop which has effects in Miami seen as flooding and rising sea levels.
Underground injection wells are a part of this solution
What are saltwater intrusion barriers?
When wealthier people move to areas less affected by climate change, displacing lower-income residents.
What is climate gentrification?
This type of barrier can restrict voices fro different communities.
What is a language barrier?
Rising temperatures are leading to more intense _____.
What are more intense storms?
NOAA data shows the number of tidal flood days in Miami Beach has nearly ____ in the last 15 years.
What is quadrupled?
The use of oyster reefs or seagrasses to stabilize coastlines and marine biodiversity.
What are living shorelines?
Where coastal areas flood during high tides, even during sunny days.
What is "sunny day" flooding?
This area is experiencing a lot of climate gentrification.
This is being threatened by creeping sea levels and leaks into water systems.
What is drinking water?
As saltwater pushes inland, it raises the _____ of clean water used for drinking.
What is salinity?
A mitigation strategy where existing ___ are physically elevated to a higher elevation to prevent flooding from rising seawaters.
What are raised roads?
Restoring wetlands and mangroves, which maintains natural solutions that reduce storm surge and absorb carbon.
What is Green Infrastructure?
This brings in a lot of revenue for Miami, especially the beaches, towns, and vibrant shopping districts.
What is tourism?
(True or false)
What is false?
NOAA (2022) data shows Miami’s local sea level has risen by about ____ inches since the mid-1990s.
What is six inches?
Specialized pumping systems designed to actively remove excess water from coastal areas experiencing rising sea levels.
What are pump stations?
Physical structures, wells, or hydraulic systems that prevent salt water from entering freshwater aquifers.
What are saltwater intrusion barriers?
These challenges, _____, housing displacement, heat waves, and ecosystem loss, are interconnected.
What are rising seas?
Extreme heat waves are affecting these workers.
What are outdoor workers?