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EVs have one advantage over gas engines- seals that protect the batteries and electronics that power them. So just how safe is it to drive them through the water?
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Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches in southern parts of the state appear to have passed. Some neighborhood streets in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas still have standing water, although it is rapidly receding.
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The National Weather Service estimates that from Tuesday through Wednesday about 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rain drenched the hardest-hit spots, including Hallandale Beach and Hollywood, and roughly the same amount in North Miami.
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Travelers in and around South Florida were trying to adjust their plans on Thursday morning following more than 20 inches of rainfall since Tuesday. More rain is predicted over the next few days.
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Many parts of South Florida have received over a foot of rain and the rains are forecast to continue, intense, at least through Friday. The ground is already saturated exacerbating dangerous floods.
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UPDATED: Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated much of southern Florida, blocking roads, floating vehicles and delaying the Florida Panthers on their way to Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers.
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Heavy tropical rains are expected to bring relief from the sweltering heat in the Sunshine State, but too much of a good thing is also increasing the flooding risk through the weekend.
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In the Shore Acres neighborhood of St. Petersburg, rising water has become a constant threat. Many residents cannot afford to elevate their homes or move.
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The measure is aimed at educating buyers about the intensifying risks, although there are loopholes.
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Monroe county commissioners have approved construction on the first such project in a chronically-flooded neighborhood — Twin Lakes in Key Largo. The $21 million project will include creating a stormwater drainage and collection system and elevating portions of road in the subdivision.
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In the 1900s, swamps and low-lying areas were drained to create more space for development and farming.
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A final Back Bay plan worked out between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Miami-Dade County is scheduled for June, with the hope of getting it authorized in the 2024 national water resources legislation now being hammered out by Congress.