Time to ban talking about climate change!
So much drama. Just subscribe to their services in perpetuity and pay the premium tier to get access to hurricane information.
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No we can’t talk about gun violence after a shooting! Have empathy! We shouldn’t talk about war right after an invasion, think of the people there.
Well, when the hell is it okay to talk about climate change? After years of rebuilding when no one cares again, just in time for an even strong storm? You, yes you right here, should be absolutely pissed about climate change. Oil companies and major polluters are causing this, you should abso-fuckin-lutely want to be talking about it
So when would it be appropriate to talk about the causes of the increasing frequency of natural disasters in your opinion?
If I went through something terrible, having somebody else say exactly why it happened would make me feel better, not attacked or used for some purpose.
The only reason I wouldn’t want to hear someone say exactly how the fuck it happened is if I wanted the causes to barrel forward unmitigated.
Plain and simple, this was climate change. North Carolina has had record rain fall this year. Also the hottest summer on record beating out 2023.
Plus side is we are expanding highways and building a lot more houses. Plus we are getting a Buc-ees, so at least we will have cold drinks while we fry and drown.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article288918328.html
But dismantling NOAA means the data that proves this will be paywalled and beholden to private ownership, so skewed… So the plan to combat your line of reasoning is already in motion. They just need enough Americans to fall for their candidate.
The town of Chimney Rock is gone.
No hyperbole.
It’s gone.
God that must be awful. Your whole life you work hard and earn the money to buy a house, you keep your whole life in there, it’s your HOME. And then some fucking storm comes and just destroys it all. I mean, hopefully you & your loved ones survive, and that’s all that really matters, but to see all the physical representation of your life just washed away. I feel terrible for those people.
There is a kid on my son’s soccer team (East Coast) who is from Cali. I asked him why his family moved here. Unfased he said some forest fire burned his home down and then when they found a place to live again another forest fire burned it down. I guess is parents were like “fuck this.”
Time to socialize the losses
That was already done over fifty years ago through the national flood insurance program, NFIP.
PSA: If you are in a flood prone area, your lender may require you to purchase flood insurance. But did you know that some communities will argue against changes to the flood maps that would show them as being in a flood prone area? This means you may be at a higher risk for flooding than the federal maps would suggest. You can still buy flood insurance through the NFIP, though.
Here’s a “myths and facts about flood insurance” page from FEMA: https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230425/fact-sheet-myths-and-facts-about-flood-insurance
Last I checked, the food insurance was ridiculously expensive if you actually wanted to cover the full rebuild cost of your home. It wasn’t financially wise to get the insurance.
On top of that, when so many people get flooded in an event like this, everyone who does restoration work is able to raise their prices due to supply/demand. There’s no winning.
NFIP insurance is pretty limited, I think $250k structure and $100k contents. It also doesn’t cover things like additional living expenses, which would include a hotel while you’re displaced. It’s also often your only choice, though. It’s something that every home owner needs to consider for themselves based on the flood risk of their area.
People have lost their homes. Please keep your political bickering out of this.
People die to shootings: “People have died! Nows not the time for politics.”
I don’t like that logic there, and this is exactly the same. It’s always the time for politics, because when people are engaged is the best time to change their minds.
Because "Time to socialize the losses " is definitely a well thought out statement designed to start a constructive conversation and not just a plain old ignorant statement.
