Jacksonville and Florida - 6 ft. Under? Water that is!

[jaxlongtimer]

Below is another in a string of reports over the last couple of years showing Jacksonville and Florida at the forefront of exposure to rising seas, especially if they rise 6 feet, which evidence indicates is more and more likely in the next 100 years (or maybe much less).  See this new study released this week:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/24/human-caused-climate-change-has-been-happening-for-a-lot-longer-than-we-thought-scientists-say/?utm_term=.6e649df40e4c
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At 6 feet, this Zillow report claims Florida could lose nearly 13% of its housing stock worth $413 billion, leading the next most effected state by far whether talking percentage of homes, number of homes or dollar value of homes.




The article highlights 10 sample cities, and Jacksonville makes the cut with 11,802 homes lost (4.2% of area homes) at a cost of $3.6 billion:




All the while, we have a governor and legislature in denial.  And, no detectable level of discussion at the local level.  Hard to believe and not boding well for the future of our City or Florida.  This could make the pension issue seem pretty trivial and all that future burden we are pushing to future generations may be needed for flood control vs. the pensions .

http://www.zillow.com/blog/rising-sea-levels-coastal-homes-202268/

[Gunnar]

Is this report / article basing the estimation on the projected global average sea level rise, or on local values ? The reason why I ask is because the rise won't be uniform (i.e. lower in some areas, higher in others) if it happens.

Also, the report mentions that the rise in temperature started in the 1830s, which coincidentally is the end of the Little Ice Age. So if they are looking at climate records from the last 500 years, the first three hundred (+/-) fall into the little ice age.

[Adam White]

On the bright side, based on the quality of workmanship, most (if not all) of those homes won't be around in 100 years anyway.

[Gunnar]

On the bright side, based on the quality of workmanship, most (if not all) of those homes won't be around in 100 years anyway.

Neither will we be for that matter (regardless of the quality of workmanship)

[Adam White]

On the bright side, based on the quality of workmanship, most (if not all) of those homes won't be around in 100 years anyway.

Neither will we be for that matter (regardless of the quality of workmanship)

And thank god for that. I can only imagine how miserable a 144 year old Adam White would be.