Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by 8note 1813 days ago
I am partial to the climate change theory.

Rising sea level means higher soil expanding/shrinking with the tides, leading to fatigue

2 comments

But we're talking 4 inches over the life of the building. I'm not sure if buildings are positioned that precisely (if I had to guess, I'd guess it's right around there), the tidal range around Miami looks like it's around 16 inches, and hurricanes and tropical storms will do much more than sea level rise.

I could be wrong, it just seems like there are bigger factors at play, and I'd be surprised that it was build so close to safety margins.

Possible. I wonder if there was some unexpected external force; a car crashed into the critical pillar at moderate-to-high speed (as high as you can get in a parking lot) or something like that.