Anglers on a small flats boat make their way past the sea wall at South Inlet Park in Boca Raton. The wall is scheduled for replacement. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Projects aim to raise ground level, increase sea wall heights
By Jane Musgrave
A yel
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana signed off on flood management regulations to meet National Flood Insurance Program standards, which meant the town also had to revise its ordinance as it relates to mobile homes. On its first reading of the ordinance in N
By Steve Plunkett
A public workshop on the town’s Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan filled the Briny Breezes Community Center on Dec. 4 with even more residents attending via Zoom.
But for some residents, at least, the workshop did
By Steve Plunkett
What is The Little Club up to?
While the members-only organization won approval of a croquet amenity and maintenance building at the Gulf Stream Town Commission’s Dec. 13 meeting, of more interest was a neighbor’s mention of the clu
By John Pacenti
When it comes to new construction on the barrier islands, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is requiring new houses to be elevated in response to climate change.
That means Delray Beach’s 6-foot height restriction on walls isn’t
By Joe Capozzi
Town officials may soon take a hard look at resiliency related policy changes to protect Ocean Ridge from future storms, flooding and climate-change projections.
Among possible changes for a coastal town that historically has battled
Florida has a history of learning from damaging storms and adopting effective reforms
By John L. Renne
If history is a guide, Floridians will digest and respond to the lessons from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, thus becoming more resilient.
Such was t
By Larry Barszewski
King tides are serving as an early warning system for communities along the Intracoastal Waterway, providing seasonal examples of flooding that — in future decades — will become more frequent and more intense as sea levels rise.
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Lettuce will supplement scarce seagrass in experiment after year in which state death toll exceeded 1,000 — double the recent average
Orlando Sentinel Editorial
There’s no way to pretend Florida’s manatees aren’t endangered. They are. In every sens
State Road A1A is the main street for barrier island residents and routinely floods. This location in Ocean Ridge, with three sloped driveways and no swales, flooded June 15 after less than an inch of rain. Jerry Lower/ The Coastal Star
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The Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment study included key findings for each of the municipalities participating in the project, along with a list of buildings threatened. This is a partial list of the findings.
Boca Raton
81% of commercial proper
Thank you for your excellent coverage of the septic-to-sewer issue in Ocean Ridge and surrounding coastal communities. We must, however, face the reality that during the estimated 10 years such a conversion would take, residents’ lives will be signif
By Mary Hladky
Seven municipalities and Palm Beach County have joined forces to determine how they are threatened by climate change and to devise ways to protect residents from its effects.
Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Lak
Dr. Joe MacInnis relaxes at the beach in front of his home in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
MacInnis with film director James Cameron.
Photo provided
By Cheryl Blackerby
Dr. Joe MacInnis can see the Atlantic from his home in Delray B
The razorbill, a seabird that usually travels no farther south than the Carolinas, was a common sight off the Boynton Inlet during the middle of December. Beach erosion and other disturbances brought on by Hurricane Sandy are thought to have prompted
