Re: Sandy and BCP

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

There's an interesting issue here.

If the imprudent Mr Piggy builds a straw house next to a place that 
floods, should I be taxed to build flood defences around his house?

This is a problem we're getting in the UK, where far too many housing 
estates are being built on flood plains.

On Tue, 6 Nov 2012, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote:

> The flooding of New York City was, once again, an example of known threats not 
> being addressed.
>
> http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2012/11/defending-new-york-floods
>
> It would have been too expensive to do anything about the issues.  (Flood costs 
> currently $50B and rising as more damage found.)
>
> Of course, nobody could have predicted Sandy, because this was a storm produced 
> by changing conditions.  Brought on by global warming/climate change.  Which is 
> another issue that is too expensive to address ...
>
> (Why do I have this old oil filter ad tagline running through my head?  "You can 
> pay me now ... or pay me later ...")
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