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(14,403 posts) Tue Jul 15, 2025, 06:49 PM Jul 15

From the Star-Ledger, 7/15/25. Why, it's just like being in Texas. [View all]

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Front page article: "Flood rules plan reined in...." It describes a proposal to loosen flood (zoning) rules. The new rules would use a new "model" that predicts global temperature rising at 2.7 degrees, rather than the current estimate of 3.3 degrees.

--- in other words, builders will be able to build more shit in more dangerous places.

Then we go to page 3: "Murphy declares state of emergency as flash flooding wreaks havoc." For those of you who don't live here, yesterday say flooding in N.J. Highways were closed, cars were ruined, people were rescued by boat. One house exploded.

Who remembers reading about the Texas floods, where Mystic Camp sought AND GOT a revision of the flood plain flooding estimates in order lower their flood insurance costs.

And assholes in Trenton are going along with this.

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From the Star-Ledger, 7/15/25. Why, it's just like being in Texas. [View all] 3Hotdogs Jul 15 OP

It's nothing new Mossfern Jul 15 #1

Insurance companies will know what is the new reality lapfog_1 Jul 15 #2

Watch the Gulf coast next malaise Jul 15 #3

"2.7 degrees, rather than the current estimate of 2.7 degrees." Qutzupalotl Jul 15 #4

Corrected --- shit like this happens when ya get old. 3Hotdogs Jul 15 #5

Thanks for updating and for the reply. Qutzupalotl Jul 15 #6

More here ... New Jersey modifies proposed building elevation rules along the shore by 1 foot due to new science cliffside Jul 16 #7

Jersey might be the worst risk of them all IbogaProject Jul 16 #8

I think (geographically) Delaware is in more danger. 3Hotdogs Jul 16 #9

Much more GDP in NJ IbogaProject Jul 17 #10

Where I was a teacher, Jersey City, there were several older guys in the men's faculty lounge. 3Hotdogs Jul 17 #11