CORAL GABLES – A new art installation at Matheson Hammock Park in Coral Gables is drawing attention to South Florida’s vulnerability to rising sea levels .
The project, titled “The Underwater,” was created by Miami-based artist Xavier Cortada to highlight the impact of sea-level rise on the region’s low-lying areas.
One of the concrete slabs in the park displays the number “2,” representing the park’s elevation of two feet above sea level. According to projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with an expected sea-level rise of about five feet by 2100, the area could be submerged by three feet in the next 76 years…