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Phys.org’s take on the South Florida floods:
It’s like an unspoken social contract. When people choose to live in South Florida, they must make peace with the possibility that, thanks to hurricanes, there will be flooding and they may incur thousands of dollars to fix their homes post storm.
But that’s supposed to be during a major storm with a name—like Irma, Ian or Andrew—not any given day during heavy rains as it happened June 12 in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Flooding was so intense that part of Interstate 95 was shut down in Broward as water pooled on the highway. Roads were rendered impassible in places like Hollywood and Miami Beach. A rare flash flood emergency was issued.
