NC Planners May Be Barred From Using Speculative Sea Level Rise Predictions 419
ideonexus writes "Republicans in North Carolina are floating a bill that would force planners to only consider historical data in predicting the sea-level rise (SLR) for the state as opposed to considering projections that take Global Warming into account. NC-20, the pro-development lobbying group representing twenty counties along the NC coast, is behind the effort and asserts that the one-meter prediction would prohibit development on too much land as opposed to SLR predictions of 3.9 to 15.6 inches." Scientific American has an acerbic take on the bill.
Re:Insurance? (Score:2, Funny)
Nah, a government bailout in the event of a disaster? Them North Carolingians are way too robust and reliable for that.
They'd never take money, especially not from the Feds.
Disbelieve!! (Score:2, Funny)
We did this a lot in AD&D. DISBELIEVE!
Works for illusions. Not so good for actual dragons...
They did not do enough! (Score:4, Funny)
That decree should obviously came toghether with another one forbiding the sea to rise faster than the hystorical average. By not passing that second decree, the legislators are letting people endanger their buildings.
Re:Insurance? (Score:4, Funny)
PI = 3
North Carolina's new space exploration industry (Score:4, Funny)
That gives me an idea. The North Carolina legislature can easily create a space exploration industry in the state (boosting economic development and creating plenty of jobs.) All they need to do is to pass legislation outlawing gravity for all vehicles designated as "space vessels" inside a region designated by lines extending from the center of the Earth through the borders of the state out into space. Want to launch something to the ISS? Just put it in a trash bag and formally state "I dub this trash bag to be a space vessel." Zip, up into space it goes. Simple as that.
Re:Hard to insure (Score:5, Funny)
"I suspect that the law is currently that the insurance companies are only ALLOWED to consider historical flood data when formulating their rates."
Which demonstrates (again) how stupid politicians can be. They should just pass a law forbidding the sea level to rise above 5 inches and done with it!
Re:Now that's conservative! (Score:4, Funny)
So we push some glaciers into the ocean to cool it off. Problem solved!