The Siege of Miami
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The Siege of Miami
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#2See also Rolling Stone's "Goodbye, Miami" http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-the-city-of-mi...
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#3So, basically, we should restructure our entire economy so some multi-millionaire's luxury vehicle and lawn won't flood on an island?
Or ... spend hundreds of billions to save a wealthy municipality hundreds of millions?
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#4So, basically, we should restructure our entire economy so some multi-millionaire's luxury vehicle and lawn won't flood on an island? Or ... spend hundreds of billions to save a wealthy municipality hundreds of millions?
It's one thing when Miami Beach gets flooded. As you said, it's a small wealthy suburb, and it can afford to protect itself against rising sea levels. On the other hand, the entire country of Bangladesh isn't much farther out of the water than Miami Beach. If you think the instability in Syria is bad now, what will happen when a country with literally ten times as many people becomes uninhabitable?
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#5So, basically, we should restructure our entire economy so some multi-millionaire's luxury vehicle and lawn won't flood on an island? Or ... spend hundreds of billions to save a wealthy municipality hundreds of millions?
This is astonishingly narrow focussed. Obviously sea level rise will affect more than Miami.
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#6So, basically, we should restructure our entire economy so some multi-millionaire's luxury vehicle and lawn won't flood on an island? Or ... spend hundreds of billions to save a wealthy municipality hundreds of millions?
It's one thing when Miami Beach gets flooded. As you said, it's a small wealthy suburb, and it can afford to protect itself against rising sea levels. On the other hand, the entire country of Bangladesh isn't much farther out of the water than Miami Beach. If you think the instability in Syria is bad now, what will happen when a country with literally ten times as many people becomes uninhabitable?
Syria is bad because of their location, and the interest of major powers. Unfortunately, unless China and/or India take an interest, Bangladesh lacks the money or military power to do anything to disrupt the rest of the World. We can sit back and ignore them dying, and I'm afraid that's what we'll do.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's one thing when Miami Beach gets flooded. As you said, it's a small wealthy suburb, and it can afford to protect itself against rising sea levels. On the other hand, the entire country of Bangladesh isn't much farther out of the water than Miami Beach. If you think the instability in Syria is bad now, what will happen when a country with literally ten times as many people becomes uninhabitable?
Syria is bad because of their location, and the interest of major powers. Unfortunately, unless China and/or India take an interest, Bangladesh lacks the money or military power to do anything to disrupt the rest of the World. We can sit back and ignore them dying, and I'm afraid that's what we'll do.
Can't the people migrate or try to? That's a large part of what forced the Syrian issue.
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#8I ride my bike around Fort Lauderdale 25 miles north of Miami. Sometimes I'm riding through 1/2 foot of water in the one of the most affluent neighborhoods in the United States. These people are underwater. They deny that it is going to get worse and they deny that it caused by humans. All new builds require being elevated several feet but I don't think it is going to help. I would never purchase a house here.
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#9So, basically, we should restructure our entire economy so some multi-millionaire's luxury vehicle and lawn won't flood on an island? Or ... spend hundreds of billions to save a wealthy municipality hundreds of millions?
> So, basically, we should restructure our entire economy so some multi-millionaire's luxury vehicle and lawn won't flood on an island?
The economy will restructure itself and the area will depopulate. The article mentions the role of banks and insurers. Almost nobody can afford to buy a home without a mortgage or to self-insure.
Already, many Florida homeowners have only one option for homeowner's insurance: the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, which is a non-profit "insurer of last resort". There is no profit in insuring the Florida coasts.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_Property_Insurance_Co...
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's one thing when Miami Beach gets flooded. As you said, it's a small wealthy suburb, and it can afford to protect itself against rising sea levels. On the other hand, the entire country of Bangladesh isn't much farther out of the water than Miami Beach. If you think the instability in Syria is bad now, what will happen when a country with literally ten times as many people becomes uninhabitable?
Syria is bad because of their location, and the interest of major powers. Unfortunately, unless China and/or India take an interest, Bangladesh lacks the money or military power to do anything to disrupt the rest of the World. We can sit back and ignore them dying, and I'm afraid that's what we'll do.
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