MIAMI — Before Miami Beach became the first U.S. city to dramatically elevate streets before sea levels rise, hairstylist Gustavo Briand was used to flooding.
His Sunset Harbour salon is a block from Biscayne Bay, and on rainy days and high tides it was always a problem. He lost business when customers didn’t want to cross the flooded road to get to his shop, or when they saw the foot of water on the concrete floor.
“Some of my clients used stand-up paddleboards to reach me,” he said. “I cut hair in flip-flops.”
