All is dry, for now ...

Feb 2, 2020, all is dry for SB LIV but 20 years from now, not so much as seen by this pix below of Hard Rock Stadium, the location of this year's edition.

A photo illustration of what Hard Rock Stadium, where the 2020 Super Bowl is being played on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, could look like under 1.5 feet of water in a flood event 6 feet above the local high tide line. Estimated time frame - 2030/40

Ah, the Super Bowl, a bonanza of overeating and watching men brutalize each other (brain health be damned), punctuated by 30-second reminders to spend money. This weekend the spectacle will play out at Hard Rock Stadium, a lovely open-air structure mere miles from Miami Beach, which is disappearing into the sea.

Fast forward a few years and ...

Sea levels are going nowhere but up, and fast: By the middle part of the century, we could see 2 to 4 feet of sea level rise in Florida, according to coastal scientist Harold Wanless of the University of Miami. And within 50 years, it could rise by 3 to 6 feet, or maybe more.

As rising seas encroach on Miami from the east, they’re also causing grief from below. The city is built on highly porous rock, limestone that’s almost like Swiss cheese. As the sea level rises, it pushes inland under the ground, raising the water table closer to the surface. When a heavy rain comes, the ground is already waterlogged. So instead of trickling down into that Swiss cheese, the water has nowhere to go. It accumulates on the surface, leading to flooding.

So enjoy it while you can as all is dry, for now. :)