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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel for the people. But I also hope it’s a wake up call in the land of climate change denialism. They need to rethink housing in the hurricane belt. Make it more reliant and build in different locations— that assume a hundred year storm every few years. Because I tired of FEMA bailing out people the 4th and 5th time they have massive hurricane distraction. The definition of insanity and all that. And expensive insanity. [/quote] Well "the hurricane belt" now includes Asheville NC. So I guess we stop building everywhere from Florida all the way up to New Jersey/New York, which have also been damaged by hurricanes. BTW, that includes DC area which has also been hit. [/quote] The DC metro area is not nearly as vulnerable to hurricanes. The expected annual loss per $100 of building value (due to natural disasters) is relatively low. The EAL for Fairfax County is around 4 cents per $100, Loudoun County 2.4 cents per $100. In Hillsborough County FL, (where Tampa is located) the EAL is around 21 cents per $100. Many places with high EAL's will eventually become uninsurable and the property markets will crash because uninsurable properties are not edible for mortgages. There are numerous places in the US where EALs equal 0.5% or more per year and some places even have EALs in excess of 1% of the building value each year. https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/map[/quote] So, what's the problem? Homeowner's insurance is already skyrocketing in parts of Florida. It sounds like what you think should be happening is already happening.[/quote]
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