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Miami Beach wants to help homeowners adapt to sea level rise Alex Harris, The Miami Herald Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  MIAMI – Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cover the cost of floodproofing their properties from heavy rains and high tides made even higher by sea level rise — at least a little. The city is considering offering residents matching grants of up to $20,000 for projects like installing flood panels, swapping out a driveway for permeable pavement or planting absorbent landscaping — all simple ways to cut down on flooding. [TRENDING: Ad Other cities a...

/ A man smokes a cigarette and video chats with a friend on his porch, the only dry spot on his street after a king tide-related flood. The corner of 82nd Street and Crespi Boulevard in Miami Beach flooded completely on October 19, 2020, during a high tide. Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cover the cost of floodproofing their properties from heavy rains and high tides made even higher by sea level rise — at least a little. Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cover the cost of floodproofing their properties from heavy rains and high tides made even higher by se...