OK, so sea level rise has been in the news again and it’s a real things and it’s unavoidable at this point, IMO. I was shocked in THIS POST when I learned that sea level has risen by over one foot at the lake Worth Pier in just the last 100 years. This got me thinking. Where is the high ground in Northern Palm Beach County? In the short term, where do we retreat to?
Well, in my first through I always say that the best land gets used first. why would a developer build in a swamp when dry, or dryer, land is available. That’s true here as well with a few notable exceptions like the area north of center st in Jupiter. Also to be avoided are communities like Admirals Cove and Jonathans Landing which were created by dredging and filling tidally influenced lands. So where then?
http://interactive.sun-sentinel.com/rising-seas/north.html
I like to go right to the data source and that’s the US Geological Society topography maps. An examination of these tells me that I would want to be on the ridge in Juno on the roads like mars, ect. Or on the ridge in the Bluffs. Or around the intersection of US-1 and Tequesta Drive all the way up Rt 1 to places like Jupiter Hills.
