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by rhino369 1943 days ago
>And if that sounds hypothetical it means your kids or grand kids have no hope of living in or inheriting any property there.

95% of people don't really inherit property and many people these days are forced to move for economic reasons.

Florida being "under water" sounds apocalyptic, but as you say, the chance will "happen[] over centuries." Every storm will slowly destroy some part of the developed area and will be rebuilt somewhere else.

To put it in economic terms, what the net present value of losing Florida in 2180? Probably not all that much.

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That’s for large parts to be completely underwater. It’s not a sudden event in 2180. It will start by 2060-2070
It started 50 years ago.