6th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit Opens In Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH, FL - OCTOBER 01: Carlos A. Gimenez, Mayor, Miami-Dade County speaks during the opening day of the 6th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit where South Florida community leaders along with climate change experts are meeting at the Miami Beach Convention Center to discuss regional plans for adapting to climate change on October 1, 2014 in Miami Beach, Florida. As the rising oceans caused by climate change continue to threaten the South Florida region, the county and cities are trying to ward off a potential disaster with advance planning and coordination. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)