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Re:Hurricane Ian damages in Southeast estimated at $100B to ... by nostromo on Friday September 30, 2022 @02:12PM (#33038482)
Or hardened against that type of damage.

After floods or wildfires or tornadoes or earthquakes, you'll see some buildings are a pile of rubble and others just need brushed off.

These locales should be making these requirements a part of their building codes. But I suspect they are addicted to FEMA money and actually prefer having local stimulus in their economies every few years.

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Re:Hurricane Ian damages in Southeast estimated at $100B to ... by SantalBlush on Friday September 30, 2022 @02:27PM (#33038681)
Definitely. Revise the building codes, and after doing so, if it becomes prohibitively expensive or just not worth building in that area, then we'll know that it's no longer a viable place to build.
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