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  • As Florida Keys flood, property worries seep in

    12/14/2015 8:46:56 AM PST · by simpson96 · 55 replies
    Associated Press ^ | 12/13/2015 | Kerry Sheridan
    Key Largo (United States) (AFP) - Extreme high tides have turned streets into canal-like swamps in the Florida Keys, with armies of mosquitoes and the stench of stagnating water filling the air, and residents worried rising sea levels will put a damper on property values in the island chain.On Key Largo, a tropical isle famous for snorkeling and fishing, the floods began in late September.While people expected high tides due to the season and the influence of a super moon, they were taken by surprise when a handful of streets in the lowest-lying neighborhoods stayed inundated for nearly a month...