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Re:Expert predicts a major hurricane hitting Houston would b... by dontreact on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:40PM (#24273196)
This graph is great. It does make it seem like there is starting to be a trend of increased damage in terms of dollars. If we have another one causing 30+ billion dollars of damage this year, it looks to me like there will be a clear trend.
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Re:Expert predicts a major hurricane hitting Houston would b... by hcrisp on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:18PM (#24273639)
More infrastructure being built by the coast would cause damages to go up, even if storm severity remained constant.

Edit: Found an article which says just that. https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/us/hurricane-damage-cost-coas...

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Re:Expert predicts a major hurricane hitting Houston would b... by dontreact on Friday August 28, 2020 @12:18PM (#24306698)
That's a true statement. In the wider context of this conversation, I think it is important to emphasize that a big factor for continued development along the coasts despite an increasing trend in damage appears to be climate change denial

From the article you posted:

"But rather than adjust the state's plans for coastal development, the Republican-controlled legislature passed a law in 2012 that banned state and local agencies from using sea-level estimates that "include scenarios of accelerated rates of sea-level rise." The law required predictions to stick to historical trends, despite scientific evidence that sea levels are rising at an accelerated rate due to climate change."

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