Can't wait till 2027 when the "Great White Spot" forms as a megahurricane that just squats over the gulf and lasts for the next 5 centuries.

The lives of the global population living at sea level is a small price to pay for our beloved shareholders

But what if enough data centers dumped enough carbon in the air and dried up enough groundwater to make an "AI" waifu with sufficient computing power that the prompted treat printed has a text blurb that says "nyaaaaaah here's the techno magic solution to climate change, senpai!"

spoiler

"You shouldn't have fucking built all those datacenters in the first place, computer touching dipshits. Baka."

I'm in the Tampa area and same. I talked to a woman at the laundry mat tonight who is going to ride it out in her mobile home. Hope she is okay. I already have some people coming over to my place to ride it out who are in other lower flood zones.

I lived in Florida almost my entire life until 2 months ago

No, it’s not. The whole state should be doing a slow, permanent evacuation. It’s too hot, too wet, and the hurricanes are only getting worse. It’ll be getting wet bulb events every July and then wiped away by hurricanes every October.

It really shouldn't be, but live on there out of spite alone.

Insurance says no

No.

If it hasn't happened already then after this hurricane season there will not be a blade of grass that isn't zoned for flooding and in this state all flood zoned areas MUST be insured. And that insurance is expensive and rising. Some people pay more for flood insurance than for their actual mortgage.

Yes, Hurricane Ian caused $60 billion in insured losses and Florida's gross state product is $1.64 trillion (3.6 percent of GDP).

As natural disasters increase you'll probably see a lot of insurers pulling out and raising premiums even further, then government funding for reinsurance and possibly insurance only provided to properties that meet particular standards of natural disaster resistance.

I’m basically just praying it hits south of Tampa. If it hits north, Tampa’s fuuuuuucked.

Naw I'm in the Tampa area... actually in the St Pete side towards the Gulf, so worse. Make the joke. Gallows humor is welcome.

We could sacrifice some right now, just in case....