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I am happy to announce that we will have an EOAS colloquium this Friday. The following is the information
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<b>Speaker</b>: <span class="elementToProof">Prof. Michael Sukop, Florida International University</span></div>
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<span class="elementToProof"><b>Title</b>: A Bellwether for Change: Groundwater and Sea Level Rise in Southeast Florida</span></div>
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<span class="elementToProof"><b>Abstract</b>:</span></div>
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<span class="elementToProof">Interactions between post-glacial sea level and groundwater likely sculpted the current landscape of Southeast Florida. Following a stabilization of sea level 7 thousand years ago, which has been credited with an explosion of complex
human societies, sea levels are on the rise again in Southeast Florida, and groundwater is rising along with it. As in many low-lying coastal areas, this means there is less room for stormwater storage in the subsurface. A groundwater-centric view of flooding
may be appropriate in many of these environments.</span></div>
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<span class="elementToProof">Dense urban development near the shore severely limits permeable area for stormwater infiltration and exposes infrastructure to corrosive saltwater. Disposal of fresh stormwater into saltwater lenses and wedges via injection wells
is a widely applied strategy that has not been investigated before; exploratory simulations are being conducted. While the corrosive effects on metallic pipes and above-ground reinforced concrete are well known, the impacts of saltwater interfaces and tidal
fluctuations in the subsurface on foundations passing through zones of varying salinity have not been broadly investigated.</span></div>
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<span class="elementToProof">The 2021 collapse of the Surfside tower and the observed sinking of numerous high-rise buildings in Southeast Florida demand a fuller understanding of subsurface conditions and processes. A near-shore coastal subsurface monitoring
system is being implemented.</span></div>
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<span class="elementToProof"><b>Time</b>: 3:00 PM, Friday, February 20, 2026</span></div>
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<span class="elementToProof"><b>Location</b>: EOA 1044</span></div>
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<span class="elementToProof"><b>Zoom link</b>: <a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA2f44b644-442f-adfb-4b41-04c2a2c46c1f" href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffsu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F95638744138&data=05%7C02%7Ceoas-seminar%40lists.fsu.edu%7C2d4bd4107f03464f2dbf08de6d699dcf%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639068497556618114%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XBdezY6VpqSXD9m63pEe7swWl8Q6m4bBMepOpWX3l6I%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95638744138">
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95638744138</a></span></div>
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<span class="elementToProof"><b>Contact</b>: Prof. Ming Ye(mye@fsu.edu)</span></div>
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A flyer of the colloquium is also attached.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Zhaohua Wu, Professor </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science Building, Room 6041, and</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Room 295 </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Florida State University </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Tallahassee, Florida </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);"><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAcdb366e4-749e-0992-2f66-72485a98e26f" href="mailto:zwu@fsu.edu">zwu@fsu.edu</a> </span></p>
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