Controversy
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Will Florida Become Partially Uninhabitable due to Climate Change?
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Claims
Ron DeSantis"[We will] build on historic investments and progress by ensuring communities have the resources they need for resilience planning and project implementation as well as creating a framework for a cohesive, coordinated approach to address the impacts of sea level rise, intensified storms, and localized flooding.”Feb 05, 2026
Aleks Phillips"The two ice sheets collapsing would raise sea levels by 213 feet, consuming Florida entirely."
Climate Central"Thankfully, it doesn’t appear as though the entire state will get drowned out anytime soon."Sep 15, 2025
Independent"Several cities in Florida, including the entirety of the Everglades, would be looking at the same fate by 2050."Feb 03, 2025
Erika Spanger-Siegfried“There’s a rapidly approaching deadline for many coastal communities that demands urgent attention.”Apr 21, 2025
David Thornalley"It wouldn't just be Florida that suffers; large swaths of South America would become sea, Denmark and the Netherlands would be reduced to a small set of islands, and most of Australia's population would have to be relocated."
"Florida is adopting various strategies to mitigate flood risks, planning investments to modernize or build new water management plants, implement flood barriers, and strengthen drainage infrastructures, with the goal of introducing building standards that require more stable and elevated structures relative to sea level."Jul 16, 2025
McKinsey & Company"Florida homes subject to the risk of flooding could lose 5 to 15 percent of their value in the next decade, barring any significant changes to the market in that time."Mar 01, 2021
"Just 25 years from now, a total of 23,000 people and 17,000 homes in Florida will experience annual coastal flooding, with high tides or strong winds that whip ocean water onto land, including into areas that would have previously been unaffected, research by non-profit Climate Central found."Feb 04, 2026
The Guardian"Floods could leave coastal communities in states like Florida and California unlivable in two decades."Apr 21, 2025
“Sea level rise of 1 foot by 2050 can lead to significant property damage and loss, particularly in coastal areas; low-lying areas may become uninhabitable, requiring population relocation; significant financial burdens related to infrastructure upgrades, property damage, and potential relocation costs.” Jun 13, 2025
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