Archive for the ‘Sea Level Rise’ Category
How to Buy a Home That Won’t Flood
June 19th, 2023
North Carolina Beach Houses Have Fallen Into The Ocean. Is There A Fix?
June 19th, 2023
How to Buy a Home That Won’t Flood
June 19th, 2023
Courtesy of Barron’s, a report on risk of floods to real estate: Buying a home that will stay high and dry is harder than it used to be. Flooding has long been a worry near rivers and coasts, but costly inundations are happening in areas far from traditional flood zones as climate changes and development […]
Read more »North Carolina Beach Houses Have Fallen Into The Ocean. Is There A Fix?
June 19th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on new studies that show that both beach nourishments and buyouts in Rodanthe, N.C., would be costly, but no funding for any fix is in sight: It’s been a rough stretch for Rodanthe, N.C., a scenic sliver of the Outer Banks where houses are crumbling into the ocean, […]
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'Black Swans' are highly improbable events that come as a surprise, have major disruptive effects, and that are often rationalized after the fact as if they had been predictable to begin with. In our rapidly warming world, such events are occurring ever more frequently and include wildfires, floods, extreme heat, and drought.
'Green Shoots' is a term used to describe signs of economic recovery or positive data during a downturn. It references a period of growth and recovery, when plants start to show signs of health and life, and, therefore, has been employed as a metaphor for a recovering economy.
It is my hope that Black Swans / Green Shoots will help readers understand both climate-activated risk and opportunity so that you may invest in, advise, or lead organizations in the context of increasing pressures of global urbanization, resource scarcity, and perils relating to climate change. I believe that the tools of business and finance can help individuals, businesses, and global society make informed choices about who and what to protect, and I hope that this blog provides some insight into the policy and private sector tools used to assess investments in resilient reinforcement, response, or recovery.