MIAMI — One week after massive flooding shut down Fort Lauderdale, Vice President Kamala Harris came to Miami to tout new federal cash to help protect Florida’s coasts from storms and flooding.
“The climate crisis represents a profound threat — as we all know — to our nation and to the world,” she said. “We still have time to make a difference.”
Harris spoke at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science on Friday to announce a new wave of investment from the federal government into climate resilience. Florida has a significant cut of the total $561 million in recommended funding through NOAA’s Climate Ready Coasts initiative.
