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I grew up in the Hudson Valley -- this is truly one of the most beautiful stretches in the world. At points, you're essentially surrounded by the river on both
by gdubs 13y ago
I grew up in the Hudson Valley -- this is truly one of the most beautiful stretches in the world. At points, you're essentially surrounded by the river on both sides.
I really think climate change needs to be presented to the public as an economic problem. Our infrastructure is going to continue to get hammered, costing billions, and we're essentially subsidizing it.
- untog 13y agoI really think climate change needs to be presented to the public as an economic problem. Doesn't matter. If you don't think it's going to happen it doesn't matter what kind of problem it is...
- gdubs 13y agoNever doubt the American Public's capacity for believing in anything that comes directly out of their paycheck. (But, yes -- it's a remarkably difficult sell, as we've seen.)
- 001sky 13y agoProb is that waterfront real-estate in Westchester[1] is just white privledge. And all waterfronts are geologically (not climate-related) unstable. So basically rich white people want perpetual status-insurance. The climate angle is a red-herring. The economic cost of natural disasters--NY, CA, and FL--is all related to RE development ("upscale") of unstable geography. [1] Hudson Valley/Fairfield CT etc.
- gdubs 13y agoInteresting point. In California this issue exists with high-end real estate on mud-slide and fire-prone areas, like Malibu. Things that would make a difference, like controlled burns, are fought by homeowners who don't want to look at charred landscape -- and as a result the the LAFD spends enormous resources on heroic measures. [1] 1: http://books.google.com/books/about/Ecology_of_fear.html?id=_WhrAKFa5aEC http://books.google.com/books/about/Ecology_of_fear.html?id=...
- nuser 13y agoClimate change will affect hydrology on a mass scale, making huge swaths of land and infrastructure poorly suited to the future environment. It is a horrific mistake, and future generations will wonder how in the hell we were so stupid. I've read a lot of stupid stuff about climate change, but never anything as stupid as somebody claiming that the only problem is waterfront real estate. Congratulations: you wrote the stupidest thing that anybody has ever said about climate change. Your mother should be proud.
- cjensen 13y agoThe cost of building and maintaining a 2.5 foot wall next to the entire rail line is likely a rounding error compared to the cost of upkeep of the rail line and trains. In other words, trivial sea level rise is a non-issue economically. To me the bigger issue is wetland loss since flood walls will likely prevent the replacement of higher-elevation wetlands.
- dmm 13y agoLots and lots of wells are going to turn into saltwater in low areas. Florida is going to have a lot of trouble with this.