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‘Alarming’ Ocean Temperatures Suggest This Hurricane Season Will Be a Daunting One (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I thought Florida was already uninsurable.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's a high-cost state-run insurer of last resort (Citizens Property Insurance Corporation) which is still in operation. The right set of storms could break that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It won't even need a big set of storns. It will just need the constant slightly elevated and worsening conditions we've been seeing, with more frequent major events. A failure of attrition , literally and figuratively.

[–] Buddahriffic 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Then they might just be counting on FEMA and other federal aid to bail them out. They might even try holding themselves hostage at some point.