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Florida King Tide flooding coverage skips climate change entirely

Original: A nearly 20 minute video on the King Tide flooding in Florida and not once was climate changed mentioned. At one point a

A local news report on Florida's King Tide flooding never once mentions climate change during nearly 20 minutes of coverage. Viewers noted the irony that the segment even showed a graph of ocean levels rising 8 inches since 1994, explaining how the higher baseline makes every flood event worse, without connecting it to global warming.

Why now: The omission of climate change despite clear evidence of sea level rise has struck viewers as notable media avoidance.

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• A nearly 20 minute video on the King Tide flooding in Florida and not once was climate changed mentioned. At one point a graph illustrates gradual ocean level rise of 8" since 1994 and explains how this adds to the problem because every event "starts 8" closer to every front… · bss@social.coop · 5

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