Endless UHow Miami Learned to Live With Water
Learn a compact Miami story about how geography, drainage, and engineering shaped the modern city.
The Landscape Before the City
Understand the natural water system beneath and around Miami before large-scale development.
1.1 A City Built on Porous Limestone
Explain Miami's low limestone foundation, high water table, and why water moves easily through the ground.
1.2 The Everglades Met Biscayne Bay
Describe the historic sheet flow from the Everglades toward Biscayne Bay and how the wet and dry seasons shaped the landscape.
Engineering a Drier Miami
See how canals and drainage enabled urban growth while creating lasting environmental and flooding tradeoffs.
2.1 Canals Changed the Map
Explain how drainage canals lowered water levels and opened land for development, then connect those changes to saltwater intrusion, ecosystem damage, and modern flood-control challenges.
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