Senator, Congresswoman Warn of Property Crisis as Climate Change Grips Florida

September 16, 2024

Florida and much of the country face a real estate crash unless government officials deal with climate change, members of Congress said at a roundtable discussion Saturday in St. Petersburg.

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., chair of the Senate Budget Committee, warned that spiking property insurance costs could wreak havoc with Florida’s vaunted property values and cause a mortgage crisis, according to news reports of the event.

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., said that days are hotter and don’t cool off at night like they once did.

Whitehouse, Castor and others have toured Florida in an effort to boost discussion of the need for serious action on climate change in coastal states.

The two members of Congress spoke to the press after the roundtable. That can be seen here, on Facebook.

Topics Florida Property Climate Change

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  • September 17, 2024 at 9:32 am
    John Dough says:
    It's 2024...if someone thinks buying low-lying seacoast commercial or residential property on a giant peninsula is the best idea they've ever had, let them live with the conse... read more
  • September 16, 2024 at 3:32 pm
    Wayne says:
    The cause is procession and we have 20,000 more years before it causes global cooling.
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    Joe says:
    Looks like they are trying to preemptively deflect blame away from their horrendous progressive, liberal, and socialist policies over to the flawed theory of man-made global w... read more

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