Florida shows how to adapt as coastal cities face growing threats from sea level rise and storms
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Workers install a 3D-printed living seawall manufactured by Kind Designs at the Church by the Sea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Anya Freeman, CEO and co-founder of KIND Designs, poses for a photograph with 3D-printed living seawalls Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Workers install a 3D-printed living seawall manufactured by Kind Designs at the Church by the Sea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)The Vista Breeze affordable senior housing project, designed by the architectural firm Brooks Scarpa Huber, is elevated 10 feet from sea level, and is a real-world application of how to live with the threats of water Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Thomas Klein, director of the University of Miami's Center for Urban and Community Design, poses for a photograph Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Aaron DeMayo, founder of Future Vision Studios, holds a plan for The Coastline, a regional resilience masterplan proposal to protect Southern Florida from storm surge and sea level rise Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Aaron DeMayo, founder of Future Vision Studios, walks along Biscayne Bay, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Jeffrey Huber, a landscape architect and professor, poses for a photograph at DC Alexander Park, a former parking lot that was transformed into a public space that doubles as flood infrastructure, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)FILE - Rows of damaged houses sit between Homestead and Florida City, Fla., Aug. 25, 1992. (AP Photo/Mark Foley, File)A shadow of a palm tree is cast on a playscape at DC Alexander Park, a former parking lot that was transformed into a public space that doubles as flood infrastructure, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)A girl swings at a playscape at DC Alexander Park, a former parking lot that was transformed into a public space that doubles as flood infrastructure, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)DC Alexander Park, a former parking lot that was transformed into a public space that doubles as flood infrastructure, is visible alongside the beach Wednesday, August. 7, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)Workers install a 3D-printed living seawall manufactured by Kind Designs at the Church by the Sea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)A 3D-printed living seawall is manufactured at the Kind Designs facility Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)A 3D-printed living seawall is manufactured at the Kind Designs facility Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Workers install a 3D-printed living seawall manufactured by Kind Designs at the Church by the Sea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)