Condo collapse raises fears of climate risk
EVER SINCE THE DEADLY COLLAPSE OF A CONDO tower in Surfside, Fla., residents of Miami’s waterfront have found themselves looking up more often. Cracks in garage ceilings, corroded rebar in concrete columns and signs of saltwater seepage after bad weather—not uncommon features of older seaside buildings in this part of the state—are being viewed with new and wary eyes. They’ve been documented on social media, distributed on group chats and shared in unnerved emails to building managers and inspectors.
The June 24 collapse of the
