Tuesday 13 September 2011

Global warming could put Turkey Point nuclear reactors under water - Page 1 - News - Miami - Miami New Times

Global warming could put Turkey Point nuclear reactors under water - Page 1 - News - Miami - Miami New Times: "Global warming could put Turkey Point nuclear reactors under water
A A AComments (7) By Michael E. Miller Thursday, Sep 8 2011
Warning: Global warming is a fact, and the results are already visible. Hurricanes are getting stronger; droughts and floods are more frequent. In South Florida, waters rose roughly six inches between 1930 and 1981. That might not sound like much, but it's just the tip of a rapidly melting iceberg. "We are the most vulnerable metropolitan area in the world when it comes to sea-level rise," University of Miami professor Harold Wanless says. And, the avuncular geologist adds, that's nothing"

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