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These houses are at risk of falling into the sea as water rises. The U.S. government bought them and plans to promptly tear them down and turn the area into a public beach access. (wapo.st)
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The move marks a unique and possibly groundbreaking chapter in the deepening dilemma of what to do with imperiled coastal homes, which are becoming only more vulnerable amid rising seas, more intense storms and unceasing erosion.

Often, states and localities have little money for buyouts of such places and little political will to pursue the controversial topic of retreating from threatened shorelines. Homeowners face unenviable options of letting their homes become inundated or spending large sums to try to move them, both of which have happened in Rodanthe.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can we do that with all of Florida?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We'd have to actually stop building high-rises 50m from the shoreline before this will happen. It absolutely amazes me that people are still building anything in Miami.

[–] Peaty 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah we are going to have to dismantle some parts of Miami soon to be able to keep a functioning port in FL.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

US government is aquaman?