"A man moves to a city in Florida and decides he wants to be mayor. He wins the election. He's happy. Then he's told his city is slowly going underwater. Not financially. Literally.
James Cason had settled in Coral Gables, a seaside town near Miami, six years ago. He ran for mayor on the Republican ticket and, soon after he won, heard the lecture by scientists about sea level rise and South Florida that left him flabbergasted.
'You know, I'd read some articles here and there,' he recalls, 'but I didn't realize how impactful it would be on the city that I'm now the leader of.'"
Christopher Joyce reports for All Things Considered May 17, 2016.
Source: NPR, 05/18/2016
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