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$1.6 billion

The amount Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will need to spend over the next decade to protect neighborhoods from flooding, according to a consultant hired by the city. After the city was hit hard by a storm in 2023, it made plans to fortify low-lying neighborhoods, but so far has completed work in only two out of the 25 on its list.