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Help Florida Businesses Help Themselves (and their Communities) During Hurricanes
Want to help local businesses prepare for the next hurricane? Have a look at Hurricane Biz, free (thanks, BRACE): As part of the Community Partner Initiative the Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies (BRACE) is providing an opportunity for workplace managers and business owners to participate in Hurricane Biz – A Workplace Tabletop Exercise at […]
Will the Next Hurricane Put You Underwater? New Site Shows How Deep
Have a look at the new Miami-Dade County Storm Surge Simulator which lets you click on a map to show where you live and then select the severity of the storm before it shows you just how deep that water will be when that next hurricane hits. You can even select whether you want to […]
“Adaptation Areas”—Some Good in Revised State Growth Management Laws
In their recent revisions to the state’s growth management laws, the Florida Legislature has included an interesting provision allowing communities to identify “adaptation action areas” in their comprehensive plans where the community “identifies one or more areas that experience coastal flooding due to extreme high tides and storm surge, and that are vulnerable to the […]