Smith Island in Maryland is experiencing a spike in homebuyers despite the island fighting rising sea levels and climate change. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist spoke to residents about why they plan to stay.
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These same people will be whining in ten years about their insurance premiums and wanting government help.
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Sea level rises every day; it's called high tide.
Maryland is bad
Play stupid gamed, win stupid prizes.
Ummm, there cant be home buyers without homes or home sellers. The number of homes in an area are directly related to the number of building permits issued. If the state stops allowing homes to be built, there won't be an increase in homeowners.
Cali is more Atlantis than smith island
“Turn from evil and do good, and live at peace forever;"
Sea levels were supposed to be flooding cities years ago according to what we were told 15 years ago when climate collapse was 'imminent'…and there would be no more snow in the USA by now as well, I recall.
The Maldives are about a yard above sea level and, not only are they still here, there is still investment and development happening..
When there are solid plans to relocate coastal cities like Boston I'll take it seriously.
Logan Airport there is literally right on the water.
Any news of building a new airport higher up?
Nope…
Prob cause it’s cheap now
Looks like a beautiful place to live.
Because Maryland prospers
Stop giving them money. Its a complete waste.
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Brilliant. Oceans rising so buy a home on an island.
This must be what happens people don’t use DEI in their decisions.
What are they gonna do when the water comes.
Along the southern New England coast, zoning restrictions, and/or insurance companies, require new construction in most areas to be on pillars, at least eight feet above the ground. My parents had a waterfront summer cottage along the shores of Long Island Sound which was built in the late 1930's, and even that was 4 feet above the ground. I didn't see a single home here that was more than 4 feet above ground level, and some appear to be less than half that. These people are out of their minds. When their homes get washed away, doubtless they'll be looking to the government to step in and pay them to replace their house. A halfdozen insurance companies have already stopped writing policies on coastal homes or underwriting new mortgages in FL; can a Chesepeake Bay island be far behind?
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You mean wall street
Obama and rich democrats buy beachfront property despite rising sea level threats. That headline we will never see. Maybe they got inside information the media won't tell. 🤔
Trust a crabber over a scientist. 😂
Stupid is as stupid does, don't sell them insurance and if they do, investigation into insurance fraud.
I'm tired of these people and their ideas on climate.
Prices look dirt cheap now but rising quickly. As soon as word gets out, it will be yet another casualty of high prices in the DC/Maryland area.
20 years from now they will be crying and moaning because their homes are flooded out, and demanding the government pay for them..
Wrong. There is no sea level rise.
well enjoy it for a year or so. When it floods, I don't have a lot of empathy for them. You knew it would flood, we told you it would flood, and then it flooded. So, happy you found somewhere you love, don't be surprised when its not there in 2 years, and absolutely don't take any of my tax dollars to re-build it.
“It won’t happen to me.” 5-10 years from now. “They shouldn’t be letting people live here since it will cost a few billion to keep the water out.”
Yeah whatever.
Build floating homes. 😊 Attach them to pilings that allows them to go up and down with the water, and tide. The way it’s done on rivers and lakes. 😊
Those residents' risky futures are being subsidized by all of the state's citizens, via the citied "millions of government dollars for new elevated roads, sewer plants, jetty and dock repairs". Sounds like the state had it right the first time when they were offering buyouts to incentivize getting people off of an island that represents more risk than reward for the state's taxpayers, present and future.
They know what's happening there's no financial risk for them as long as insurance or the government will bail them out . Charge $10,000 a month for insurance and another $10,000 a month for property tax this will encourage smarter choices
FEMA? Hacks!