Shocked Water Rising
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Oct 13, 2025 Renee Collini, Director of the Community Resilience Center, and Jeremy Porter, Chief Economist at First Street, delve into the intricate issues surrounding sea level rise. They discuss how local communities must lead decisions on adaptation and resilience. Collini emphasizes the importance of understanding localized flood risks beyond outdated FEMA maps. Porter highlights how market data on flooding influences homebuyer decisions and predicts that wealthier areas will invest in protective measures, while many vulnerable regions may face abandonment.
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Governments Should Set Long-Term Boundaries
- Governments must lead because they set long-term boundary conditions for housing and infrastructure decisions.
- Use century-scale planning for infrastructure while avoiding prematurely forcing people to move.
Living By John Boats On Flood Days
- A Mississippi river community copes by parking on one high road and using John boats to reach it during floods.
- Residents tie boats together at a single stop and accept boat transit as normal life.
2050 Is A Practical Planning Deadline
- By 2050 local sea level projections are relatively constrained, often a foot or less.
- That near-term certainty lets communities plan concrete adaptations now.