Happy New Year, 2018!
From our Brizaga family to you and yours, Happy New Year. We ended 2017 on an optimistic note with Alec’s opinion piece, “Sea level rise: Take a measured, not manic, approach” published in the Sun Sentinel.
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Six Months & Miami Herald Feature
It’s hard to believe that it has been six months since we started Brizaga. Looking back at when we launched, we had one desire – to help our community understand the risks of rising seas and figure out what to do to reduce that risk. While our core mission is the same, our company evolved […]
Brizaga announces
Sea Level Rise Ready Community Program
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 Preparation
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 […]
After the Storm: Sea Level Rise & NFIP
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 launches Sea Level Rise Ready™ Program
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 […]
Cutting Carbon to Save South Florida?
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 […]
Summer Flooding, Happened So Fast
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 […]
Guest Column in Resiliency Florida Newsletter
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 […]
Paris & Sea Level Rise – So now what?
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 […]
