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Anyone on the florida coast knows it's not sea rise alone that will get you.
It's hurricanes.
I'm not on the coast, but let me tell you, the existential dread the last few seasons was real (and proven right with Ian), much less this upcoming season.
Another underappreciated point: most people who live right on the coast now are snowbirds in giant mansions, who can very much afford to lose their vacation home to a hurricane. They don't even live there most of the time.
I have a friend from high school who had a house collapse on her during Hurricane Ivan and she's on disability for life now.
And that was before the ocean was anywhere near as hot as it is now.
There's been talk about a category 6.
Every year hurricane season starts earlier, they're bigger, and they go up the coast further.
To be fair, they always seem to hit certainl places in certain months. West coast seems to mostly be later season, around the "I" storms.
But yeah, not looking forward to this season.
The fact that the insurance industry is practically abandoning Florida is a real indicator, despite the noise around it being a hoax.
We're just about at the "It exists but it's too late to do anything about it" stage.
What's darkly amusing is how climate change is still too "politically sensitive" to talk about, like it's some big controversial moral argument. Even weather guys talking about hurricane season awkwardly dance around it.
I understand why, I have family that still thinks its all an anti christian hoax... but still.
Once green energy starts making money, things will change. Something amazing is happening in almost the least likely place.
Wyoming.
https://youtu.be/MXVb4-8nHb8?si=gDCZQhXMGWKCJiiD
Beau does great videos, don't let his appearance and beard fool you.