Editing Destin, Florida (section)

===Environmental issues===
A 2013 study identified the city as one of the cities in Florida most at risk of inundation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Welsh|first=Jennifer|title=These 1,429 US Towns Could Be Destroyed By Rising Sea Levels|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/1429-towns-destroyed-by-climate-change-2013-8|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Business Insider}}</ref> A 2019 report by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection listed sections of the beach as "critically eroded".<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/FDEP-Critically-Eroded-Beaches-2019.pdf|title=Critically Eroded Beaches in Florida|last=|first=|date=June 2019|publisher=Division of Water Resource Management Florida Department of Environmental Protection|issue=|doi=|volume=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>

The city received $11 million  from the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]] settlement.<ref name=":0" /> This was used to address [[coastal erosion]] on Norriego Point, which protects the important harbor.<ref name=":0" /> Otherwise, the city has not developed a plan to address [[sea level rise]] and [[coastal erosion]].<ref name=":0" />