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Study: South Florida susceptible to underground mix of salt water with freshwater
2016-08-07 13:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Real Deal: Ohio State University hydro-geologist Audrey Sawyer said only a minor amount of seawater will make drinkable water undrinkable. The journal Science published a new study showing 9 percent of U.S. coastal areas are susceptible to a contaminated underground mix of fresh water and salt water, including southeastern Florida. The study features the first map of underground water flows ever developed. The technical name for these flows is "submarine groundwater discharge." These flows bring fresh...
South Florida mayors have reason goad candidates on climate
2016-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Palm Beach Post: Climate change in South Florida isnt theoretical. It isnt some problem for some undefinable future that our kids will have to deal with. Its a pain in the neck right now. Ask the people of Miami Beach, where theyre elevating streets to cope with the unstoppable rise of sea water. The people of Hallandale Beach, where most drinking wells are closed because the water is too salty. Yet the two candidates for president from South Florida cannot bring themselves to acknowledge whats happening....
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For South Florida auto dealers, 2015 a banner year
2016-01-07 15:51:18| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Happy days for auto sales: Hyundai cars sit on display for sale on the lot of a dealership in Los Angeles on Saturday. Hyundai Motor Co.
Two South Florida startups rocket to the top in contest
2015-11-09 05:42:11| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Everybody loves their cars - except when they have to buy, sell or service them, RedCap founder and CEO David Zwick says. His startup has a solution for that.
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Las Vegas Sands abandons plans for South Florida casino
2015-09-30 11:42:10| Trucking - Topix.net
Las Vegas Sands Corp. has abandoned a six-year effort to build a casino-resort in South Florida and has now focused attention on a potential gaming development in Georgia. Andy Abboud, the casino operator's senior vice president of government relations, confirmed publish reports from the Sunshine State that Las Vegas Sands had shut down its lobbying contracts in Florida.