South Florida is pretty well pre-disastered, I think, because they've been hit over and over. But it will be underwater from sea level rise soon enough.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0817092825.htm
Again, everyone should read New York 2140, it's a bit preachy, but it portrays what NYC will be like if/when the water around New York rises 50 ft (a remote, but not unrealistic possibility) and then gets hit by an epic hurricane. Robinson optimistically projects that will be the thing that finally tips the political balance in favor of nationalizing the big banks and turning money into a public resource, essentially. I wish I shared his optimism.
The problem with not insuring these vulnerable areas is that instead of big houses and hotels being built there, it will be trailer parks, shitty apartments, and shanty towns and the poor who live there will take on an even higher proportion of the burden from these events. Of course, ideally, all of that land would be returned to nature or turned into parks. It's not a great disaster if a rec-league soccer pitch or softball field gets soggy (that's what happens around here). But realistically, its unlikely that that much land can be de-privatized (is that the word?) especially in places like Texas and Florida.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0817092825.htm
Again, everyone should read New York 2140, it's a bit preachy, but it portrays what NYC will be like if/when the water around New York rises 50 ft (a remote, but not unrealistic possibility) and then gets hit by an epic hurricane. Robinson optimistically projects that will be the thing that finally tips the political balance in favor of nationalizing the big banks and turning money into a public resource, essentially. I wish I shared his optimism.
The problem with not insuring these vulnerable areas is that instead of big houses and hotels being built there, it will be trailer parks, shitty apartments, and shanty towns and the poor who live there will take on an even higher proportion of the burden from these events. Of course, ideally, all of that land would be returned to nature or turned into parks. It's not a great disaster if a rec-league soccer pitch or softball field gets soggy (that's what happens around here). But realistically, its unlikely that that much land can be de-privatized (is that the word?) especially in places like Texas and Florida.
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