How climate change affects Florida

Nitza Soledad Perez

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Florida could be considered ‘ground zero’ for climatechange ​in the United States.

With its2,000kilometers of coastline, rising sea levels are an existential threat to the state.

Flooding in low-lying areas like Miami is already a problem, and that’s spurring a new trend in real estate development that often at the expense of lower-income residents. It’s called ‘climate gentrification.’

CGTN’s Nitza Soledad Perez reports.

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