9 ms·

I find it hard to imagine 200k people leaving San Mateo County. most of the county is above 6ft elevation, and there's just so much money I would think dikes co

I find it hard to imagine 200k people leaving San Mateo County. most of the county is above 6ft elevation, and there's just so much money I would think dikes could be built to keep the flats dry. At the worst I would expect more housing to be built in the hills.

Ididntdothis 7y ago
I would pretty much guarantee that wealthy areas like San Mateo will make the tax payer pay for dikes and stuff. Poor areas along the coast will be in trouble though.
jfim 7y ago
What's interesting is that many of the tech offices are actually adjacent to the bay (eg. Facebook's Menlo Park campus, Google's Mountain View and Sunnyvale campuses, Microsoft and Amazon buildings, NetApp, etc.) and in floodable areas [0]. It's not clear whether those companies would invest in dikes or just move somewhere else, but I'd assume the former. [0] https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search and search for "1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA", "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA" or "1170 Bordeaux drive, Sunnyvale, CA"
klipt 7y ago
Optimistic of you to expect the Bay Area to build more housing anywhere. Look at the people displaced by fires in the North Bay who now can't afford to live anywhere nearby.
- Ididntdothis 7y ago
  I think the OP meant more expensive housing in the hills. Not affordable or dense.
  - scrumbledober 7y ago
    Possibly dense, but almost certainly not affordable. There isn't really any affordable housing in San Mateo County to begin with (source: my $2000/month one bedroom apartment with no dishwasher)
Supermancho 7y ago
The West Washington State coast is EXTREMELY rocky and hilly. Pike's Market is on the 5th? floor, alongside the main seattle incline. There's no reason that 6 ft change would displace any significant number of people in that area. It will possibly damage the puget sound port, which has been migrating slowly, for years. Ultimately a rise in sea level would combat the silt buildup that has been a recent issue for the Puget Sound.

Ididntdothis 7y ago

I would pretty much guarantee that wealthy areas like San Mateo will make the tax payer pay for dikes and stuff. Poor areas along the coast will be in trouble though.

jfim 7y ago

What's interesting is that many of the tech offices are actually adjacent to the bay (eg. Facebook's Menlo Park campus, Google's Mountain View and Sunnyvale campuses, Microsoft and Amazon buildings, NetApp, etc.) and in floodable areas [0]. It's not clear whether those companies would invest in dikes or just move somewhere else, but I'd assume the former. [0] https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search and search for "1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA", "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA" or "1170 Bordeaux drive, Sunnyvale, CA"

klipt 7y ago

Optimistic of you to expect the Bay Area to build more housing anywhere. Look at the people displaced by fires in the North Bay who now can't afford to live anywhere nearby.

Ididntdothis 7y ago
I think the OP meant more expensive housing in the hills. Not affordable or dense.
- scrumbledober 7y ago
  Possibly dense, but almost certainly not affordable. There isn't really any affordable housing in San Mateo County to begin with (source: my $2000/month one bedroom apartment with no dishwasher)

Supermancho 7y ago

The West Washington State coast is EXTREMELY rocky and hilly. Pike's Market is on the 5th? floor, alongside the main seattle incline. There's no reason that 6 ft change would displace any significant number of people in that area. It will possibly damage the puget sound port, which has been migrating slowly, for years. Ultimately a rise in sea level would combat the silt buildup that has been a recent issue for the Puget Sound.