The city of Miami is right at sea level, and wealthy investors are finding inland properties much more appealing as the menace of sea-level rise slowly encroaches on the coastline.
Jeremiah Johnson and Aliyah Blackmon, two students at Miami Norland Senior High School, face the prospect of gun violence in their neighborhoods every day.
In light of sea-level-rise threats, local organizations have begun to shift their missions towards resources and solutions in greater Miami that combat climate change.
Yesterday, hundreds of students graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Four members of the senior class did not make it to graduation day.
A tour of Miami Beach reveals the elevated roads, expensive pumping systems, and other measures the city has taken to mitigate the effects of climate change so far.