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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From my weather discussion board:

"I don’t think many people from outside the area here fully appreciate the situation we find ourselves in here around the shore areas of Tampa Bay

there’s literally piles ten feet high of debris , discarded furniture, appliances and miscellaneous crap up and down the coast for miles and miles.  I doubt much of it will be picked up by the time the rains hit.  Any surge or even just heavy rains in this area will push that stuff into houses and cars and create tremendous hazards for anyone caught in the flood path.

if we get cane strength winds ahead of the flooding then all those items will also go flying. I mean you couldn’t script a more damaging scenario if you tried.

i also failed to mention how all that crap by the side of the roads will certainly clog up our storm drains in short order.  A mild surge can then turn into a major flood even in areas that don’t normally flood."

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As an outsider this message is a little peeving. 
Could you respond:

Yes and people outside our area don't fully appreciate why we stay in a hurricane-prone area while being so passive while they subsidize your insurance and rescue efforts. Let's get some folks with pickup trucks to haul away the debris, little by little. We can make an impact if we all work as a community and act like a community that needs to do this, or we go under. Literally. Storm drain cleaning starts today after work. All hands needed.[/quote]

Did you see the quotes? I was reposting the insight of someone on the ground. I live in DC. But until whole swathes of land are rendered functionally inhabitable by natural disasters exacerbated by climate change, we need those insights, to help the people with interests there. If you're living in your parent's house in Florida and can't easily sell, I can see why you'd still be there. There are lots of poor communities who can't up and leave. There are lots of seniors who don't understand the first thing about climate change and think "what the heck, I'm only going to live for 10 more years, let me get a little sun and warmth while I can". There are lots of rich people who benefit from the tax status there. That sort of thing. Ultimately, governments will push people out by refusing to insure their properties and declaring some areas no-build zones. Individuals often don't measure risk correctly. It's up to governments to pressure them into doing the right thing. In an ideal world where the government works for the people, that is...

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