Coastal flooding is a regional concern, not a global issue. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy visited Miami Beach recently to raise awareness about the need to “stop global warming” in order to save the region from dangerous sea-level rise.

“How are we going to pump our way out of this challenge if we don’t start now to take action to mitigate the release of carbon-pollution emissions, which is fueling this changing climate?” the EPA chief asked. ...