Grand Isle, LA - Formerly a habitable place

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  1. typeOnegative13NY

    typeOnegative13NY Well-Known Member

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    This place is basically Long Island south now. We’re all here lol
     
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  2. The Waterboy

    The Waterboy Well-Known Member

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    Irma was in 2017, 130+ dead and $78B in damage, Michael in 2018 did almost $20B in damage
    What part of Florida are you at?
     
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  3. Burnz

    Burnz Well-Known Member

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    Palm beach county

    But Dade and Broward have been lucky as well
     
  4. stinkyB

    stinkyB 2009 Best Avatar Award Winner

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    SHIT, forgot about Michael too.... the worst of the 3
     
  5. stinkyB

    stinkyB 2009 Best Avatar Award Winner

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    Build new, pay extra to have it meet Miami-Dade hurricane code.... put house on stilts, and park your bay boat underneath

    just dont do it now, construction costs and time frames are just stupid right now.....
     
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  6. Br4d

    Br4d 2018 Weeb Ewbank Award

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    I don't think it's wise to prepare for a disaster when you do not yet know the full magnitude of the disaster.

    A meter of sea-level rise would make storm surges up and down the Florida coast unsurvivable for the majority of residents on the coast.

    Better to retire to a place where weather won't be a killer in the worst case.

    Things like the Galveston and Key West surges are once in a century events, however we're starting to see them happen more frequently in the warming era. Both of those events killed thousands of people in ways that FEMA would not be able to respond too if they happened today.
     
  7. stinkyB

    stinkyB 2009 Best Avatar Award Winner

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    Dont really disagree, but unless he's Yoda, Cman wont be alive for a meter of sea rise to drown him out..... While its good to recognize and plan the best you can, you gotta start living, or you're gonna start dying anyway ;)
     
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  8. Br4d

    Br4d 2018 Weeb Ewbank Award

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    I fully expect to see Cman95 at some point ;)
     
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  9. papapump

    papapump Well-Known Member

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    Let’s not forget India.
     
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