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matwoodyesterday at 6:53 AM1 replyview on HN

Since you mentioned FL, we have mostly solved hurricane level wind resistant building codes. Hurricane ties are cheap and they work. Anything built post hurricane Andrew has these. There's also materials like Hardi Plank siding, which does add a bit more cost, but effectively surrounds the house in a thin layer of concrete. Flooding is a mixed bag. My house is built substantially up and off the ground above the '100 year flood line'. Even if a flood didn't enter the dwelling proper, it would still be devastating.

The problem is storms are getting bigger and more frequent from climate change and hitting areas they normally don't.


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theultdevyesterday at 7:15 AM

That's false. Hurricanes are not getting bigger or more frequent due to climate change.

They aren't getting bigger or more frequent at all.

NOAA has stated this multiple times and you can read an article addressing it here:

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/can-...

It's well known that hurricanes go through multidecadal swings.

Why this keeps getting repeated when it's obviously false is beyond me.

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