It's become common to see new homes in South Florida constructed on land raised by trucked-in gravel. But neighbors wonder especially after the latest “rain bomb” to hit Fort Lauderdale if the standards to raise new construction make flooding worse for surrounding older homes.
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Complaints of new development worsening flooding in surrounding areas are common across South Florida, and floodplain experts say it underlines a problem with perhaps the leading strategy for coping with flooding driven by climate change.