•  Slatlun   ( @Slatlun@lemmy.ml ) 
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    411 months ago

    Rich people: I want a place on the ocean and it is my right to have an outsized impact on climate change (and thus sea level rise and increased storm severity). Also rich people: But who will protect my second home from the its proximity to the shore and the impacts of climate change?

  •  Hirom   ( @Hirom@beehaw.org ) 
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    411 months ago

    Suing to stop retreat sounds futile. Oceans will keep rising, regardless of what the law says. A rock wall only buy times, it won’t protect these properties forever.

    Best one could hope is to delay retreat, or seek compensation for people that voluntarily retreat.