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Hey Joe

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12. A coral reef

Reply to KentuckyWoman (Reply #9)

Sun May 25, 2025, 04:23 PM

May 25

Florida is more like a coral reef just a few feet above sea level. Dig a hole anywhere in southern Florida and you won’t get very deep before you hit limestone.
Saltwater intrusion is also a problem which will increase with the higher sea levels.
So glad I left that area thirty years ago! You couldn’t pay me to move back there.

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