Goundwater rise is a problem that will be exasperated by global warming and sea level rise. As the sea level rises, ocean water will inundate the coast, as well as, push groundwater up toward the surface inland. “Water will leach inside homes through basement cracks. Toilets may become chronically backed up. Raw sewage may seep […]
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Groundwater Rise
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The Collapse Of Nature
Worldwide insect populations are in decline by as much as 80%. Insects are in a downward spiral threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, as reported by a global scientific review. “Unless we change our ways of producing food, insects as a whole will go down the path of extinction in a few decades. The […]
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Flood Risk and Real Estate Values
The risk of floods increasing do to human induced climate change is affecting real estate values. Though the risk is increasing in all flood zones, coastal areas are already feeling the pain. Most homeowner’s don’t know about flood insurance until they need it. Then, it is too late. Bloomberg News reports: Recent research confirms that […]
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Flood Insurance Rates Rising
“your flood insurance premiums could rise up to 18 percent each year” A recent article in the Miami Herald reports: “FEMA confirmed to the Miami Herald that it is looking into switching to risk-based pricing in 2020, which would end the subsidies most coastal communities enjoy on their flood insurance premiums and show the true […]
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Can You Weather The Whether?
Sidd says: i can’t believe anybody is moving to the coast. But apparently some people like throwing their money into the ocean. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-23/the-latest-climate-threat-for-coastal-cities-more-rich-people paper on Miami Dade climate effect on real estate appreciation the higher the better… paper is at http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aabb32#supplementarydata may affect us at some point. lets b careful not to post more than […]
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When Your Property Goes Underwater
The right to the free flow of water has long maintained “public right-of-way easements” in the United States. In general, if a waterway is navigable, it is a public right-of-way; however, the results of climate change and rising sea levels have turned people’s private property into navigable waterways. An article in Bloomberg entitled The Fighting […]
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California Increasing Weather Volatility
One of the most notable changes in weather doing to global warming is volatility. “We are not saying that the Earth’s temperature is just going to rise. In general, as energy is added to a system, the fluctuations in the system increase. So, we expect more storms, more droughts, more wildfires, more floods, more fluctuations […]
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Climate Science Special Report: Human Induced
The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I has determined that climate change is being unduly accelerated by human activities. The report is an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the United States. It represents the first of two volumes of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, mandated by the […]
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Bomb Cyclone: Extreme Weather Events
“‘Bomb cyclone’ blasting East Coast before polar vortex uncorks tremendous cold late this week. The most severe winter weather yet will assault the area late this week.” — washingtonpost.com (January 3, 2018) The bomb cyclone blizzard was a 1,000 mile wide Nor’easter classified as a “bomb cyclone” because of its sharp drop in atmospheric pressure. […]
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Flood Insurance and Rising Sea Levels
by Daniel Brouse Q: Who pays for flood insurance? A: The United States government, FEMA, covers losses for people that pay flood insurance premiums. Q: Does your homeowners insurance policy cover you in the event of flooding? A: No. Flood insurance coverage is very limited. For instance, basements and belonging in a basement are not […]
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