This explains global cooling

[del]

It's no longer happening in the eastern US

i live east of boston

try again

[Peter1469]

Maybe, maybe not.

When Boston, NYC start flooding, what happens? You see with disasters like Sandy, people don't move out of the way.

But, this flooding will be gradual, probably would take years, decades. It's not happening overnight I don't think.

Right, that is my point. If anyone drowns, it is probably for the best.

[Common Sense]

The rising sea level will have a drastic economic impact.

[Peter1469]

The rising sea level will have a drastic economic impact.

Climate change over the course of human existence has had and will have drastic economic impact.

But just think of all the jobs that will be created when cities like NYC have to relocate. That is a lot of construction jobs, no? Then you are going to need a lot of new moving companies. Someone is going to make a lot of money off this.

[PolWatch]

People continue to build in areas that are washing away. Barrier islands, etc. are very popular for expensive summer homes....we get to underwrite their idiocy with the Flood insurance program and the 'reclaiming' projects (that's where we pay millions to put the sand back on the beach).

[Cigar]

The rising sea level will have a drastic economic impact.

That's exactly why I didn't buy beach front on the coast in Florida ... because my property will be beach front someday anyway

[Peter1469]

People continue to build in areas that are washing away. Barrier islands, etc. are very popular for expensive summer homes....we get to underwrite their idiocy with the Flood insurance program and the 'reclaiming' projects (that's where we pay millions to put the sand back on the beach).

Flood insurance is getting harder to get. A lot of these big homes are self insured.

[CreepyOldDude]

The trend is back down and you hate it.

No, it isn't.

[Bob]

Flood insurance is getting harder to get. A lot of these big homes are self insured.

To borrow money on a home, the appraiser notes on the appraisal, the flood zone rating. This is rated by FEMA.

I have actually had to measure the distance of the house from the hazardous flood zone line in order to prove the home was not in the flood zone.

[Bob]

People continue to build in areas that are washing away. Barrier islands, etc. are very popular for expensive summer homes....we get to underwrite their idiocy with the Flood insurance program and the 'reclaiming' projects (that's where we pay millions to put the sand back on the beach).

There are millions of people paying for flood insurance who will never file a claim.

20/20 featured a segment showing that those covered by flood insurance may still get crapped all over.

And it is hard to get FEMA to back up the homeowner.

They showed, for instance, homes that were battered off the foundation in Sandy. The engineer that viewed the property declared the storm took it off the foundation causing structural damage. The insurance company took the report and modified it to exclude the home from coverage. The engineers of course were furious when they found out how the report was doctored by the insurance company. Fema shrugged their shoulders over this.