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 @3967703f I was able to visit Cedar Island Virginia before the last of the great vacation houses sank into the sea. I doubt this will be everyone’s experience, but it’s definitely where things are going #climate #housing #virginia https://www.bayjournal.com/news/climate_change/cedar-island-vacation-homes-vanish-vanquished-by-rising-water/article_2bc7cde9-78ab-5197-8b01-353d78428739.html 
 @c4bbc8e1 Thanks for sharing this. Very interesting, I've never heard of these islands. This is the first time I've heard the term "disposable real estate." 
 @c4bbc8e1 @3967703f My impression is that people with local knowledge across multiple generations, especially indigenous peoples, usually considered building on barrier islands to be temporary or disposable. It’s people bringing money from outside who have made large investments on barrier islands,  intending construction to be permanent.  The same is likely within likely storm surge heights behind the islands, say 15-20 feet above sea level. 
 @ba041228 I was talking about within this capitalist society. It further elucidates the large division between the wealthy and everyone else.
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 @3967703f @ba041228 I find the comparison with Hog Island fascinating. They were a working fishing community. Instead of letting their homes fall into the sea they pulled them up, put them on boats, and took them to the mainland. They couldn’t afford to lose their homes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2022/east-coast-sea-level-rise/ 
 @c4bbc8e1 Fascinating. Thanks for this knowledge as well. This is very representative of what we're going to see normal folks have to deal with.I can't imagine what this looks like with large numbers of homes involved. I can't imagine large numbers of homes will be moved or lifted either. Finally, Buddy Bell is much smarter than his son.😃 

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 @3967703f @ba041228 @c4bbc8e1 Yes. The poorer people will end up living in the uninsurable houses, and they'll  be the ones to suffer the inevitable next major flood. 
 @0177da18 There w'll be a lot more poor people. 
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Europeans not permitted to read this because of GDPR 
 @71736f14 Meaning you can't open it? And, what's wrong with it that you can't? 
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Sitting here in London (Europe) I get this (screenshot) from the bayjournal link. But the new link works fine, so thank you. One of the miserable stories of the world and at least no deaths.

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