Florida cities grew and grew. Then came the massive loss of protective coastline tidal flats

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —A “coastal squeeze” has been plaguing some stretches of Florida and other parts of the U.S., as communities for decades expanded with development and vital tidal flats sustained irreversible damage, according to a newly released study. The big-picture analysis by the Florida Atlantic University — which examined data from annual maps from 1985 to 2015 — revealed how urban ...

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