Posted on 08/14/2018 7:02:27 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Climate change is a massive, complex, globe-spanning issue that affects every facet of our lives. And like most problems at its scale, its bound to affect the poor and people of color most significantly.
How can we address that in South Florida? This week, the issues are the environment and climate change, vital topics for residents who live at ground zero for sea-rise threats.
The most at-risk population are poor people. They have the least amount of resources to escape the effects of climate change, by buying products or services to make weathering the changes easier. There is also increasing concern about the concept of climate gentrification - low-income residents being pushed out of higher elevation zones in South Florida. But in a region booming with redevelopment and market demand that have rapidly turned once struggling neighborhoods into trendy areas, many factors could be at work, including climate concerns.
As flood insurance premiums rise and property values begin to be affected by sea rise, experts worry there will be less affordable neighborhoods for the regions working class.
That will be a crisis way before sea level rise hits, said Florida International University Professor Hugh Gladwin, who studies climate gentrification in the area. Its like were losing what we need to keep going, which is a workforce that can stay here.
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Communities of color?
How about white paint.
Because they're too damn stupid to take care of themselves. Right? Is that what you're saying, Alex, you race-baiting pig?
Racist.
Easy. Just put huge protective domes over those communities. But don't stop there. Put huge protective domes over all communities. (Why do I always have to think of everything?)
...communities of color?
Um. I mean, “of color”.
Absurdly insane first sentence. Stopped reading there.
The liberal morons who deny that the sun and seasons cause climate change are the fruit of evil public schools.
Stalin was right that the US could be taken down through socialist infiltration of schools.
I know liberal dolts who believe every lie on PMSNBC. They are brainwashed.
Get all the liberals to stop breathing out CO2. They are killing the planet:-)
Liberals contribute 70% of all the CO2.
Well, we all know that white folks don’t ever own beach front property, so of course the ‘persons of color’ in the million dollar condos and 10 million dollar mansions are most at risk from high tides.
Does even weather have to be about bigotry?
You know, if we were all “Americans” and did not let the progressives divide us into internally-contradictory, multicultural tribes, there would be none of these impacts on communities of color or culture.
“Climate change” and “ communities of color” are both Marxist tricks.
Dont they have zip codes?
I thought everybody has a zip code.
Just put the right zip code on the pamphlets.
Same way we address a fake tired scams' effect on everyone else.
This tired cr*p has no effect on anyone, like the russians, endangered rabbits, racism, black professionals carjacking random victims, cops looking for black thugs to kill, etc., etc.
When do elected and appointed criminals start going to jail so we all normal citizens can have something positive to celebrate?
Use it to monitor the length of the horn on your Unicorn.
If the horn seems to be shrinking, man made climate change is the only possible cause.
Yeah.
White trust fund girl who is ignorant as all get out. I guess that’s what going to j school at UF does for you
How About 2 Parents, disciplined behavior, work hard at school. Master common educated English speaking and writing. Learn math. (Key to everything higher)
Work for a living. Remember God and get some perspective on humanity. Teach your kids the same. Repeat. Climate not a problem for you any more since won’t need Democrat handouts.
Would get me shadowbanned on twatter.
The assumption is made that "people of color" live in their own separate communities where they are unable to fend for themselves and thus require the intervention of the privileged "white folk" from the gated communities to look out for them.
Kind of like how a southern Plantation owner from the antebellum era would ensure that extra water got to the field hands on a hot day and think himself a rather magnanimous fellow as he sipped his mint julep from the shaded front porch of the Big House.
Dark-skinned people are actually MORE prepared than Whitey for the coming onslaught of climate malfunction. Extra melanin is an asset. I demand sun screen reparations to mitigate the unfairness of it all.
They should be moved to the highlands of Puerto Rico and Central America.
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