Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 4:11 PM UTC

jdpedrie wrote: post #20

chollida1 wrote: post #9

Start worrying when the banks stop offering mortgages to people trying to buy property in south beach. I remember when Katrina flooded New Orleans, lots of people were asking why rebuild the city when it almost certainly will flood like that again. And the answer was a simple, do you know how much it would cost to relocate everyone? What does it do to the economy when almost everyones largest asset(their house) is wo…

> They would get some government assistence with the condition that this was the first and only time that the governmnet would help. We'll see how well that holds up next time those people need assistance. Somehow I don't see any elected politician telling his voters "sorry, we already helped you".

Post by craftyguy » Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 4:12 PM UTC

mrfusion wrote: post #35

Have we seen any sea level rise in the US yet? I think people would buy into it more once we have pictures of roads and buildings being hit by water at high tide.

Post by psychometry » Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 4:12 PM UTC

mancerayder wrote: post #37

psychometry wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think there's been a brain drain happening in a lot of red states in recent decades. The educated people who have the ability and will to leave often do, leaving behind an increasingly ignorant population. It's coincidental that this same geographic region will be most affected by sea level rise, although nowhere on earth will be immune to the effects of climate change.

Funny, Florida is getting an influx of people exiting the Northeast due to the local tax cap changes of the current administration and our high prop and local taxes here. It's all over the press. Thus I'm skeptical. And "brain drains" refer to skilled employees leaving, not some intelligence or education level which you're implying.

Post by vorpalhex » Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 4:13 PM UTC

notable_chuckle wrote: post #10

ben509 wrote: post #2

Part of the problem here is exacerbated by all the flood insurance that effectively subsidizes building in flood plains. In addition to long term measures to mitigate climate change, we should have a tax on areas that are threatened by flooding and water levels rising so that we can reduce the immediate issues by incentivizing people to move away from them.

I wonder if people living in coastal flood-prone areas are expecting a bail-out when it becomes impossible or impractical to live there.

Post by thetrumanshow » Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 4:14 PM UTC

tartuffe78 wrote: post #30

creaghpatr wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have any evidence for this claim?

His own smug sense of superiority should suffice.