So what do they want the cities to do, shut down and move the cities to higher ground? Land is sinking, particularly in New Orleans which is below sea level anyway.
Agent, insurance companies can use this information to develop approriate underwriting guidelines and rating structures. Cities can also use it to determine appropriate new building codes, safety measures or implementation of mitigation technologies. I doubt they are proposing cities be moved. That being said, if sections of cities are destined for constant destruction and rebuilding, it may be wise to incourage a decrease of development in those areas and encourage development in more favorable areas.
Some coastal cities have put up better and higher sea walls to keep the water out. New Orleans supposedly strengthened their levee system after Katrina, but I doubt if they would hold if another storm of that strength hit them. The Corps of Engineers has generally done a poor job planning and implementing storm surge protection.
So what do they want the cities to do, shut down and move the cities to higher ground? Land is sinking, particularly in New Orleans which is below sea level anyway.
Agent, insurance companies can use this information to develop approriate underwriting guidelines and rating structures. Cities can also use it to determine appropriate new building codes, safety measures or implementation of mitigation technologies. I doubt they are proposing cities be moved. That being said, if sections of cities are destined for constant destruction and rebuilding, it may be wise to incourage a decrease of development in those areas and encourage development in more favorable areas.
Some coastal cities have put up better and higher sea walls to keep the water out. New Orleans supposedly strengthened their levee system after Katrina, but I doubt if they would hold if another storm of that strength hit them. The Corps of Engineers has generally done a poor job planning and implementing storm surge protection.