silence7 comments on ‘Alarming’ Ocean Temperatures Suggest This Hurricane Season Will Be a Daunting One

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 14 points 2 years ago (3 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.

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[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

If it’s anything like my state they are carrying way too many people and it’s just a ticking time bomb.

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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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.

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years 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.

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