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Is there a solution that would work for Florida?

• cwbrandsma 7y ago
  Evacuation...or build more homes on stilts. When does Florida become America's Venice?
  • hnarn 7y ago
    > When does Florida become America's Venice? Quite an amusing comparison considering that Venice is commonly seen as an international beacon of sophisticated culture and history, while Florida is... well. I'm not American so I'll leave the rest up to the reader.
    • yazan94 7y ago
      /r/FloridaMan is a pretty accurate depiction of how we view Florida. That and Disney World.
    • paulddraper 7y ago
      > Venice is commonly seen as an international beacon of sophisticated culture and history, while Florida is ...similar in that it is also a top tourist destination.
  • paulddraper 7y ago
    > or build more homes on stilts Indeed there are a number of houses that are built on stilts for flooding purposes. Nowadays that's very uncommon; housing developments often built up the ground enough to mitigate the equivalent flooding risk.