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Hurricane Katrina vs. Hurricane Helene (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you are ever fortunate enough to pay off your house DO NOT go without insurance because you can

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

In some parts of Australia you cannot insure your home any longer due to climate change.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Florida and California are getting like that in the US. The lawyers and public adjusters are contributing to the problem by suing and shaking down every insurance company that stays in the state. In California they are begging them to stay…

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

Parts of Massachusetts are like that as well. As far as I know, flood insurance basically no longer exists on Cape Cod.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Same in the Outer Banks, the island chain to the east of North Carolina. The first time I went I was like wow how cool you can see the bay and the ocean at the same time in Rodanthe! That strip of land keeps getting narrower.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Pretty much all home insurance doesn't cover hurricane related damages if you're on the east side of the US.