4 ms·
Shockingly absent from this essay was a consideration of the effects of climate change. In a hundred years or so, Miami will be a fairy tale. Where is the facto
by rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
Shockingly absent from this essay was a consideration of the effects of climate change. In a hundred years or so, Miami will be a fairy tale. Where is the factorization of costs associated with high value land that's here today and gone tomorrow?
- ommunist 11y agoWell, climate always changes. And so does the soil.
- prodmerc 11y agoI assume there is none - Miami and other coastal cities will exist forever and ever (in the minds of those who own its land and properties) :-) I doubt the people of those Greek cities that sunk thought it would ever happen... or they just turned their heads, plugged their ears and said "everything is fine".
- Symmetry 11y agoInterestingly denser growth is one of the most effective means we have of reducing the carbon footprint of our cities. Shorter commutes mean less driving. Shared walls mean less heating and cooling energy use.
- 13thLetter 11y agoThe estimated sea level rise, assuming current theories and models are correct, is 17-34 centimeters over the next one hundred years. That would make Miami more vulnerable to damage from typical storm surges and hurricanes than it is now, but it is not going to make the city go away.