All the climate propaganda is getting to some people it seems. In this case they're not taking any chances – the 'hills' they are heading for turn out to be in 'some parts as much as 11 feet (3.35 meters) above sea level'. At least they should have a commanding view of the coast. 
Climate change is prompting Miami's rich to abandon the oceanfront and head for the hills, says DW.com.
That's bad news for the people of Little Haiti, a ridge-top immigrant community suddenly sitting on hot property.
Climate refugees aren't usually spotted driving a Bentley through a low-income neighborhood, searching for a new place to call home. But in Miami, one of the most energetic real estate markets in the United States, property prices on the oceanfront are no longer the city's main draw.
Instead, the area attracting the most attention is on the ridge where the city's original settlers built the railroad — the most elevated land in Miami.
A recent Harvard University study tracked the property values of more than 100,000 single-family homes across Miami going back to the early 1970s. It showed that values of homes along Miami's coastline have been dropping, while those at higher elevations are increasing.
Flooding is becoming more and more frequent in Miami, with so-called king tides — a non-scientific term used to describe unusually high tides — affecting some of the city's most desirable locations.
Sea levels are predicted to rise by 13-34 inches (33-86 centimeters) over the next 40 years.
Heading for the hills
Some wealthy residents have reacted by looking to higher ground, in a trend that's being called "climate gentrification." And it's putting growing pressure on residents in neighborhoods like Little Haiti, where property developers are offering buyouts and landlords are raising rents.
"The neighborhoods that currently are being gentrified are in higher areas, occupied predominately by people of color," said Yoca Arditi-Rocha, executive director of the CLEO Institute, a non-profit dedicated to climate change education and advocacy for vulnerable communities.
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