Just in time for Halloween, floodwaters washed into South Florida businesses and submerged roads, forcing residents to drive and walk through shin-high water in what officials called the most intense king tide event ever. 

The federal government has an ambitious, multibillion-dollar plan for the Miami area to help ease the pain of future flooding as deluges increase due to sea level rise. It calls for elevating thousands of homes up to a dozen feet, starting in six years, in neighborhoods vulnerable to flooding.

Neighborhoods in New York City and Louisiana that previously tried this on similarly grand scales fell short of their initially projected numbers. Standing in the way of volunteers were the time it took, the need to have a house in compliance with building codes and the lack of assistance for homeowners who would need to temporarily relocate.

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