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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (18 children)

These closing lines... FML

She described the coastal flooding simulation as "scary," but also inevitable.

"It's there. We have to deal with it. Climate change is a fact of life and those of us with properties on the water have to be sensitive to it," Scales said.

"Would I buy another waterfront property? Probably not."

[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 months ago (17 children)

We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (15 children)

What do you expect them do on an individual or even municipal level? It’s a global issue.

Even if they sell, they would be negligent to not inform future buyers of the future flood risk. People aren’t going to want to buy, and now they stuck with a property that’s eventually going to wash away and they can’t do a thing about it themselves.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

Who's going to buy them, Ben? Aquaman?

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