South Beach is about to get a glimpse into its future.

The annual "King Tide" is expected to arrive in South Florida this week, peaking around Thursday. When the tide rises to its highest point of the year, an extra foot of water will be brought ashore– enough to flood oceanside streets and cause widespread damage, according to Reuters.

With future sea-level rise predicted by models and scientists alike, the water brought ashore by the King Tide could give residents an idea of what the future holds for Miami Beach.

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The event is caused when the sun, Earth and moon align, Reuters added, but for local business owners, it's a yearly reminder that climate change has the potential to do catastrophic damage to low-lying Miami. Andreas Schreiner's group of restaurants have suffered damage from past high tides along Miami Beach, forcing them to frequently shut their doors for cleanup, the report also said.

"It's been a nightmare," he told Reuters.

How They'll Get the Water Out

Officials are hoping their brand-new $15 million storm pumps will be the answer to removing the King Tide's floodwaters from Miami streets as soon as possible. Along the western coast of Miami Beach, the pumps have been installed in the areas affected worst by sea-level rise, according to the Miami Herald.

Still, it's only a temporary solution to a problem that's only expected to get worse.

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As a result, the city is planning to spend $500 million on installing 58 pumps along Miami Beach to push the water back into the sea, the Miami Herald also reported. Even though these pumps are expected to provide relief from invading water for a few decades, officials agree that it's not going to be a solution to long-term climate change.

"We know the questions," Miami Beach mayor Philip Levine told the Miami Herald. "But don’t have all the answers."

Florida's strongest astronomical tides occur from September through November, according to WLRN.com, but South Florida takes the biggest hit from high tides in October.

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