Past, Present and Future of Florida's Coastal Zones

How can we prepare for the projected sea level rise? How can we be ready for oil spills, expanded shoreline development and offshore oil exploration, all of which impact our valuable coastal zone. Florida’s coasts are new, less than 10,000 years old, when melting glaciers began to flood our limestone platform. During the continued rising sea level, a wide range of unique coastal features developed. Barrier islands, tidal inlets, coral reefs, lagoons and dunes making the Sunshine State’s coasts the most varied of any American state. Join Dr. Miles Hayes who has researched the sedimentary processes and resulting landscapes of Florida’s coasts for decades, as he shares his perspective on the history and future of Florida’s amazing coastlines.