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What do we call the story?What's the story about?Who should we talk to?What ideas do you have for video related to this story?What ideas do you have for photographs related to this story?What data sources are important or are available to tell this story?What other notes are there related to this idea?Names of students assignedCourse instructor nameStory status and deadline
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Blue RibbonMiami Beach blue ribbon task force wants zero flooding in Oct. Will it happen? Did it happen? What did it take to achieve or for them to attempt to achieve?
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Street WaterWhat floods the streets? How does it happen? How do we know if it is sea level rise?Miami-Dade County's Stormwater Utility 305-372-6688 Show water not draining (standing still) over a drain.FIU geologist discussed at April 30 meeting
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ElevationBroward's elevation is lower than Miami-Dade. What's that mean for Broward?Matthew Toro: MIUS Coordinator (FIU)     Miami-Dade Flood Zone Hotline 305-372-6466 (Elevation Certificate- a document demonstartating to authorities that your house is at or above the required elevation. The county keeps records of these certificates. Refer to Community Rating System. Look at the"50% rule" matthew.toro@fiu.edu
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CarsharingWhat efforts are being made to evacuate people, using technology and carpooling?
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ElectricityWhat role does electricity play with pumps, as infrastructure? Does water and electricity mix?
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SLR BackgroundWhat is it? What's the news?
Pete Harlem- GIS (Global Information System) Coordinator at FIU- Geologist
Basic Introducing Sea Level Rise Maps with predicted flooding Mariana Alzate & Amanda GuevarraGutscheSummer
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Fast Facts SLRTop 10 thingsa need to know about SLR
Pete Harlem- GIS (Global Information System) Coordinator at FIU- Geologist
Facts to introduce influence of Sea Level Rise in our societyCurrent flooding, areas prone to high tide floodingMariana Alzate & Amanda GuevarraGutscheSummer
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ResidentsFeatures on the people impacted by SRL (can be several stories)
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Major PlayersWho is tackling this issue?
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Crowd HydrologyWhat is it? How is it being used? Part of SLR coverage evaluationGutscheSummer
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Journalism SceneHow is local press covering issue?GutscheFall
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Behind the scenesHow are WE (eyesontherise) covering SLR?GutscheSummer
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Reporting on ReportingHow well is the coverage received? What about OUR coverage?GutscheFall
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Citizen JournalismHow do we train citizens?Citizens (to see if they would be interested in participating in journalism)GutscheFall
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Learning CurveHow do we come to know what we know about SLR?IPCC, Global Green USAGutscheSummer
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Who knows?Compare communities to ID elements of knowledge and measure as to why
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TourismWhat to do to prepare, change, respond?
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NeighborhoodsRacial analysis of neighborhoods and markets related to SLR
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Clean-upWhat are costs associated with cleaning from floods? Who does it? Contracts? Personal costs?www.miamidade.gov/building/contractors.asp
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Drinking WaterWhat's safe? Where? For how long? Will population become a major issue since it's projected to increase while freshwater supplies are being diminished?Mia-Dade County Public Works and Waste Management Dept, Stormwater Utility Planning Division 305-372-6529
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Septic Tanks and Flooding in Miami GardensHow many? Problems? Issues? Mapping? 654 Septic tanks in Miami Gardens/Septic tanks are susceptible to corrosion from salt water intrusion caused by sea level rise. Are there any plans in place to solve this problem. What are Septic tanks? Who uses them? How are they maintained? How may flooding affect them? What are possible solutions to prevent potential problems? People who live in Miami Gardens, city officials, county officials, representatives for water management facility. Septic tank and plumbing experts. College professors who teach environmental subjects.Video of septic cleaners hauling waste to dumping site. Video of interviews with experts explaining what is a septic tank and how it works. Photos of corroded septic tanks, flooded drainfields, sewage pipes. Photos of workmen cleaning and maintaining Septic tanks.GIS map showing location of tanks in Miami Gardens. There will be links showing what local community leaders are doing about the sea level rise problem as it relates to water management and sewage. Journalistic writing for the web featuring profile stories of actual septic tank experts and their interaction with septic tank owners in Miami Gardens. Several Public Service Announcements were also produced to advertise the website as it relates to the sea level rise issue. The PSA's also served to raise awareness among unsuspecting community members about the imminent flooding related to climate change. Lanee Jackson-Orange, Virginia Torres, Toni-Ann Ferguson, Karina Gandylyan and Garfield WilliamsGutscheSome of the stories have already been completed and are live on the website. The remaining stories will be completed on or after July 29, 2014.
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TaxesWhat influences on prop taxes? What will happen when info gets out?
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HealthWhat issues of public health? Mold? Water? Etc.
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American IndiansWhat voice at the table? What possible influences on reservation, gaming, lives, health?
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AlligatorsApparently there are some in the Everglades who might be influenced by SLR.
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AgricultureWhat challenges to agriculture and food security?
Dr. Michael Ross- Associate Professor at FIU(Department of Earth and Environment)
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MangrovesWhat are they and what happens if they are gone?
Dr. Michael Ross- Associate Professor at FIU(Department of Earth and Environment)
Photographs showing mangroves invading other ecosystems in South FloridaGutsche
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Insurance#1 Report on the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014...how it dramatically changed the impact of the 2012 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform. Need to hear from people positively affected by this and how long they think they've got till things get serious - as well as from people who think the 2014 reforms should have stayed in place and what kind of (wrong) message the 2014 Act is sending.www.floodsmart.gov       Speak with insurance agents.                                     For coverage and rates call: 1-800-427-4661
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Ad SchoolWhy are moving due to flooding
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Miami Beach Storm WaterCosts increasing for homeowners 84 percent. Indicitive of what future changes?
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CanalsPurpose and potential problems due to sea level rise.
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Property valuesWhat effect will sea level rise (and news of SLR) have on property values?Realestate agents
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Noah's Arc in Hialeah?
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What happens to animals in captivity when it floods?Miami Seaquarium, Jungle Island
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Past and present projectionsWhat were the projections for Miami 20 years ago? Are they accurate? What are the projections 20 years from now?Miami -Dade County Planning 305-375-5593
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Who cares about SLR?Are schools elsewhere (excluding coastal areas) studying sea level rise? Are other states worried about ecology and people of vulnerable areas?
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Massive Migration?How do we imagine society might be in a time of massive migration north and west of coasts that may be affected by SLR? What will happen to homeless or those who can't afford to move?social geographers
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FIU Architect ProjectFIU architect students were instructed to design buildings that could withstand flooding in Miami. What did they come up with? Could their ideas work?FIU architect students and professorsFIU acrhitect building and classrooms, students working, models of building
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Combating salt water intrusionDescribe how reducing well-field pumping, moving wells further inward and requiring utilities to persue alternative water supplies helps to hold the line of salt water intrusion. 6 of 8 wells in Hallendale have been closed due to salt water intrusion. If this happens a lot, cities will have to start buying water from other cities and that becomes very expensive.Peter Kwiatkowski- Water shortage incident commander at the South Florida Water Management District The county well-field protection ordinance. Miami-Dade Division of Environmental Resource Management
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Future development/building in MiamiWhy do we keep building if SLR is as big of a threat as scientist are warning? Who approves structures and locations to be built upon? How do contractors know if building they are working on can withstand 3-10 feet of SLR or if the ground thier building on won't fail them?Miami-Dade County's Dept. of Regulatory and Economic Resource (RER) 786-315-2000                          Code Enforcement Office 786-315-2424
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Emergency Reponse TeamsWith increased flooding and other SLR issues how are MB Emergency Management teams informing the public of how to be safe. What are new concerns?Charles Tear, Emergency Manager
Ph: 305-673-7736 (24 hour access)		Carolina Barreto, Richard Duarte, Maria RivasMacMillin
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Real estate agents on SLRSpeaking to real estate agents on how they are informing buyers on real estate issues and speaking with home owners who are also facing serious flooding issues and resale issuesDAinelys Mezerene, Nicole Montero, Andera Lopes, Ursual Gambetta, Maria SerranoMacMillin
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Everglades on SLRThe importance of the Everglades on our drinking water. How is SLR affecting the Everglades and what is being done about it. CEO Everglades Foundation Eric EikenbergHeidi Malaret, Sherly Martinez, Huanita Herrera MacMillin
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Business affected by MB contructionAlton Rd in Miami Beach is a contruction site due work to prevent future flooding. How are small businesses enduring?Pattrik Simmons, Moffat Mugwe, Cristine Capote, Alex SardiMacMillin
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