Through a strategic partnership with the Bagué Group, we are pleased to announce the Sea Level Rise Ready Community Program. The Program is designed as a public outreach and engagement campaign blended with the best available science and forward-thinking solutions. Our experiences working with individuals, businesses, and local governments have taught us that complex problems, like […]
Hurricane Irma continues to churn in the Atlantic as a dangerous storm and gain strength. While there is still uncertainty in the path that Irma will take, South Florida and the Southeastern United States more broadly should watch the storm carefully. The storm could impact South Florida as soon the end of this week. Watches […]
Hurricane Harvey nearly has the nation’s complete attention. Beyond the immense human suffering caused by the flooding, wind, and surge, the storm’s massive impact sparked a flurry of discussion about a changing climate and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). No one can and should claim with certainty that a changing climate caused Hurricane Harvey. […]
Brizaga is excited to officially announced the start of the Sea Level Rise Ready™ program, designed to partner with individuals and businesses to adapt to rising sea levels. Under the program, buildings that are prepared for the next few decades of sea level rise are identified as Sea Level Rise Ready™. Buildings that are not […]
South Florida media loves talking about about sea level rise, and that’s a good thing. We need to continue to make educating the public on the effects of sea level rise a top priority. However, there’s an important distinction to make between local adaptation actions and global climate policy that needs to be discussed. An […]
On August 1 in Miami Beach, more than 6.5 inches of rain fell at City Hall within a three-hour period causing flooding in portions of the City.1 For the Miami Beach area, this type of event historically has a 2% chance of happening in any given year. You may also hear this referred to as […]
Alec authored a guest column for the July 2017 Resiliency Florida Newsletter titled “Too Hot to Fly? Planning For The Unexpected.” The article is shared below. Be sure to check out ResiliencyFlorida.org to learn more about the organization, or check our the a brief description below the article. Too Hot to Fly? Planning for the […]
We all heard the news… Last week, President Trump announced that the United States plans on withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord. The Paris Climate Accord is an international agreement to curb carbon pollution and limit the warming of our planet, and sea level rise. Since the announcement, we’ve received several questions about what that […]
Sea level rise is a complicated global problem that will affect local communities quite differently. A study recently published in Science details the physiological side of inaction, and the disconnect between knowing there is a problem and taking individual actions to help solve the problem. Quite pointlessly, the states: Human beings are reticent to change […]
Our President and Co-Founder, Alec Bogdanoff, presented to the Climate Solutions Caucus on Capitol Hill yesterday. Alec spoke about the financial effects of sea level rise for coastal communities and how Congress should begin to address the challenges we face. Brizaga was proud to be invited to Capitol Hill, and has a team at the […]
