Dear Nook, I am deeply sorry that you are unable to grasp the reality of most situations but, as it may be, I did not express any opinions in this post. I simply pasted a news article about what the esteemed researchers at Harvard suggest. It seems pretty clear to me that they are tacitly asserting that we are fooked in regard to rising of the seas. There really is not much, if anything at all, that we can do to stop it at this point. We can "talk" about it with our economic partners for another 30+ years but in the end there will be no change. But, , , , , given that it seems to be coming to a complete, world wide, disaster, we should consider military force to bring the rest of the world into line.

And, otherwise, as far as Cole's comment about 30 year mortgages goes, , , ,. You better believe that the Bank America types have already put together all the appropriate Power Points in regard to "best" and "worst" case scenarios when it comes to sea level. Their actuaries are busily working on establishing their "No Go" point. I'm thinking that it would be a money winning bet to say that your beach side property will be adjudged to have "no economic life" before you even know that such real estate things are happening. No home owners insurance, no equity, nothing, but you will still owe the whole nut. You will be dead before the Government gets around to "lending you a hand". It might just be me (what do I know) but I'd have to say that, as of now, you would have to be an idiot to get into a new 30 year mortgage for anything "beach side".

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