Seriously, why should taxpayers cover the costs of hurricane damage on the Gulf Coast year after year? It would be cheaper to pay landowners to relocate to safe ground.
90% of hurricanes now strike the Gulf Coast and cost us trillions. Its obviously uninhabitable. Every year we rebuild homes and businesses, and then do it all over again the next year. Eminent Domain at a fair price would save us a fortune.
craig, it might be even cheaper in the long run to restore the deltas and other areas that were dredged over the years. they were (are of what’s left) barriers to surges as well as providing wildlife habitats and buffeting storms.
Restore the Mississippi River Delta:
making way for those massive cruise ships haven’t helped either.
Barrier Islands – Gulf Islands National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
meanwhile
Hurricane Ida live updates: ‘Technical difficulties’ with 911 system in New Orleans (msn.com)
the guardian:
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/louisiana-sea-level-rise-coastal-communities/ “Louisiana’s steady erosion threatens the existence of many towns. Already, the populations of some parishes (roughly equivalent to counties) are declining. “Folks who reside in those coastal communities are losing their cultural identity and social norms,” says Angela Chalk, a New Orleans resident and founder of the nonprofit Healthy Community Services. “Younger families are moving away.” The decision of whether to stay or leave — assuming they have the resources for that to be a choice — is high on many people’s minds.” Being displaced because of the financial cost to others seems harsh. Folks there know what they need. “…Lafourche Parish is building affordable housing designed to endure severe storms and frequent flooding. Jefferson Parish opted for a wetlands education center to expand community knowledge of the environmental changes facing the region and engage people in planning for them. Residents of Plaquemines Parish made it clear that they need more substance abuse and mental health services to help residents already dealing with the worst effects of climate change. “ 1) It’s home, not just physically but emotionally, as well. 2) Most would need financial assistance and a social support system to move somewhere else. 3) Where do they go and what do they do, especially if they were shrimpers, for example? 4) Those along the Gulf Coast wouldn’t be the only climate change refugees My great-uncle and his wife lived in Buras (Placquemines Parish) and lost everything twice (Camille and Betsy). They kept some photos in a safety… Read more »
Ms. Bronc, the last paragraph of your last post yesterday about now having to deal with the idiots planning the next war was unfortunately right I fear.
Poobah, great question. It would IMHO be appropriate for insurers to pool insureds into high risk groups for homeowners and renters in geographically risky areas and upcharge them for losses related to the risks. Trying to do something like that as a matter of public policy would be a horse of a different color. Not saying it couldn’t be done without a slide to libertarianism but it would be a hard slog.
Insurers may already be refusing to insure, or virtually do so by pricing folks out of the market.
What do you do with climate change refugees? What happens when you become one of them?
seems we had this same discussion in the aftermath of hurricane sandy.
plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
patd, est-ce que quelque chose change?
Craig & Patd
The hurricane damage is even more evidence of putting people where people were never meant to be. The alternative isn’t all that great either. There is an old series still available on the History Channel. Life After People is well worth watching. There is probably a possible middle ground.
Blue
When I was a child, people in suburbs used to sit on roofs to watch the summer fires. It was the source of all those “Only you can prevent forest fires” commercials. There simply weren’t any people in those areas other than some small resort towns such as Bear Lake or the various summer church camps. Those fires were usually contained or simply burned out without the annual destruction we see now.
Just looking at the numbers, This hurricane just looks like an ordinary major hurricane. Top wind 150mph, pressure didn’t get below 930 nothing remarkable, not in the top 10 probably not even the top 20. Hurricanes happen down that way yah know.
You would think they would be prepared, except , it is Louisiana and Mississippi who are tied as the most incompetent state governments.
Jack
It used to be that folks along the Russian River in Sonoma County used flood insurance as a remodeling fund. And then the feds said. From now on you have to raise your house so it doesn’t flood or we will no longer sell flood insurance in the whole county. Now people have their houses lifted and the feds are paying out far less
They could do something like that everywhere fed flood insurance is offfered
Caleb Wallace, a leader of the anti-mask, anti-vaccination movement in central Texas, has died after being infected with the coronavirus and spending three weeks in the ICU, his wife, Jessica, said on Saturday. He was 30. https://t.co/ttNmn2yy2b
Interesting thing I learned about the FB algorythm is that if you report a hate page, you will get two more showing up. That gives two more pages to report and on and on. The pos internet scheme to keep you entertained KOKO.,
It disturbing how much garbage there is on it. I suspect, because so far I am too lazy to do much digging, is those pages of hate have a beginning near putin, are then shipped to white supremacists for distribution. They need more of the SFB cure. Sheep worms, horse parasites, a little bit of sodium hydroxide to swallow the horse pill, and more stuff they do to themselves. Instead of a free ten minute shot.
BiD… I hear you about how easy it is to say… let them move… until it’s your relatives.
I just spent a couple hours terrified as my niece was taking her 5yr old daughter to urgent care in order to get a Covid test. It’s easy to say… I don’t care about the unvaccinated… until it’s your family member. Luckily… she tested negative. It was a 24 hr. stomach bug.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/30/texas-hurricane-ida/
“Cecilia and I continue to pray for the people of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ida and the first responders who have answered the call to protect and serve those affected by this storm.”
Ah, but what has Greg done about climate change? He’s propped up big gas/oil, that’s what.
U.S. winds down evacuations ahead of final Afghanistan withdrawal – CBS News
vanity fair:
Patd
Loved the DeSantis cartoon. Of course I’m a little on the side of witches in general as just last night I watched Wicked in Concert on PBS and I’m re-reading Wicked. Elphaba got a pretty raw deal.
https://youtu.be/0Nx5WuhS3JE
We’re out of Afghanistan. It’s over.
Last US military planes – four in all – have departed from Kabul airport – airport is now under Taliban control
“I am here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan” – – Gen. Frank MacKenzie, U.S. Central Command.
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