• Tue, December 24, 2024

by: Firstpost

Why are hotels and luxury condos along Florida coast sinking?

A study, undertaken by researchers at the University of Miami, was published in the journal Earth and Space Science on Friday. It found that 35 buildings sank about two to eight centimetres - a process known as subsidence - between 2016 and 2023.

by: news10nbc

Movie Review: Nicole Kidman commands the erotic office drama 'Babygirl'

The demands of achieving both one-day shipping and a satisfying orgasm collide in Halina Reijn's "Babygirl," a kinky and darkly comic erotic thriller about sex in the Amazon era.

by: Gizmodo

Webb Telescope Solves a 20-Year-Old Planetary Mystery Sparked by Hubble

Perplexing data in the early 2000s raised questions about how planetary formation began in the universe, and new data from Webb provides some answers.

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Emerge's 2024 Person of the Year: AI Visionary Yann LeCun

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by: Yahoo

Trump appoints Charlotte native, ex-congressional candidate Bo Hines to crypto role

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Charlotte native Bo Hines, a former college football player and Republican congressional candidate from North Carolina, to a national leadership role on cryptocurrency.

by: Politico

The Digital Future Daily books of the year

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by: IFLScience

Burt, A Gigantic Crocodile And Beloved 80s Movie Star, Has Died

B urt, perhaps one of the most famous crocodiles in the world, has died at the ripe old age of around 90. The beast-come-celebrity was the reptilian star of the 1986 movie Crocodile Dundee about an eccentric Aussie bushman's antics in New York City.

by: Indiatimes

Removing H-1B caps for Indians? David Sacks and Elon Musk back Sriram Krishnan's view on green cards

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by: Forbes

10 AI Predictions For 2025

Meta is the world's standard bearer for open-weight AI. In a fascinating case study in corporate strategy, while rivals like OpenAI and Google have kept their frontier models closed source and charged for their use, Meta has chosen to give its state-of-the-art Llama models away for free.

by: MSN

Trump 2.0 nominee backs Sriram Krishnan in Green card showdown with far-right journalist: 'He's no career Leftist'

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by: MSN

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by: Indiatimes

Cochin professor's Pushpa 2 dance moves light up the internet

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by: Forbes

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by: Indiatimes

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by: Forbes

Can Innovation Unify Across Divides? Three Israeli-Palestinian Initiatives Say Peace Is Possible

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

Sriram Krishnan, who worked for Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, is now Trump's AI advisor

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

The Philippines is creating a ChatGPT rival that speaks Filipino and Taglish

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  • Wed, December 25, 2024

by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

Dalit Professor Faces Exclusion at IIM Bangalore: How Dalits are Shut Out from Equal Opportunities at IIMs

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

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by: MSN

Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu Congratulates Trump's New AI Advisor Sriram Krishnan: 'I Wanted to Hire Him in 2004'

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Why are hotels and luxury condos along Florida coast sinking?

A study, undertaken by researchers at the University of Miami, was published in the journal Earth and Space Science on Friday. It found that 35 buildings sank about two to eight centimetres - a process known as subsidence - between 2016 and 2023.
The article from Firstpost discusses the alarming issue of hotels and luxury condos along Florida's coast sinking due to a combination of factors including rising sea levels, overdevelopment, and the natural geological composition of the area. Florida, being a low-lying state with much of its land barely above sea level, faces significant challenges from climate change-induced sea level rise. The construction boom, particularly in high-end real estate, has led to the over-extraction of groundwater, which exacerbates land subsidence. This sinking land, coupled with more frequent and intense storms, increases the risk of flooding and structural damage to these buildings. The article highlights specific examples like Miami Beach, where luxury properties are at risk, and mentions the broader implications for property values, insurance rates, and the potential for these areas to become uninsurable or uninhabitable in the future. It also touches on the economic implications, with developers and investors potentially facing significant losses, and the urgent need for adaptive measures and policy changes to mitigate these risks.

Read the Full Firstpost Article at:
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/why-hotels-luxury-condos-along-florida-coast-sinking-13847065.html