I don't know dude, an earthquake in California and Washington is going to create many more victims and destroy many more houses than the slowly rising waters in

I don't know dude, an earthquake in California and Washington is going to create many more victims and destroy many more houses than the slowly rising waters in Florida. Even if I agree with your general sentiment that people will "wake up" when it's far too late, I really doubt the reasons will be financial in a world where everyone is economically poor and accounting rich.