<div>Meet America's new climate normal: towns that flood when it isn't raining</div>

In this extract from Rising, Elizabeth Rush explains ‘sunny day flooding’ – when a high tide can cause streets to fill with waterRising seas: ‘Florida is about to be wiped off the map’I spend the afternoon in Shorecrest, a neighborhood a couple of miles north of downtown Miami. To get there I leave the beach behind and drive past Arky’s Live Bait & Tackle, Deal and Discounts II, Rafiul Food Store, Royal Budget Inn, Family Dollar and Goodwill. As I continue north, the buildings all lose their mirrored glass and their extra floors, until most are single story and made from stucco. Related: Flooding from sea level rise threatens over 300,000 US coastal homes – study Related: Ex-Nasa scientist: 30 years on, world is failing 'miserably’ to address climate change Continue reading...