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This graph is great. It does make it seem like there is starting to be a trend of increased damage in terms of dollars. If we have another one causing 30+ billi
by dontreact 6y ago
This graph is great. It does make it seem like there is starting to be a trend of increased damage in terms of dollars. If we have another one causing 30+ billion dollars of damage this year, it looks to me like there will be a clear trend.
- hcrisp 6y agoMore infrastructure being built by the coast would cause damages to go up, even if storm severity remained constant. Edit: Found an article which says just that. https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/us/hurricane-damage-cost-coast-development/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/us/hurricane-damage-cost-coas...
- dontreact 6y agoThat's a true statement. In the wider context of this conversation, I think it is important to emphasize that a big factor for continued development along the coasts despite an increasing trend in damage appears to be climate change denial From the article you posted: "But rather than adjust the state's plans for coastal development, the Republican-controlled legislature passed a law in 2012 that banned state and local agencies from using sea-level estimates that "include scenarios of accelerated rates of sea-level rise." The law required predictions to stick to historical trends, despite scientific evidence that sea levels are rising at an accelerated rate due to climate change."