I’ve been curious to try and get a sense of the impact of climate change. What data is changing and how, maybe more specifically are the impacts of those changes getting worse. I know the hockey stick chart and for example, here is data on ice sheets. Sea level has risen 6–8 inches in the past 100 years. Disaster funding has increased fourfold in four years (haven’t confirmed if this is due to policy or an increase in disasters)
I was surprised to see that at least in a very macro way, the number and severity of hurricanes is not increasing. (This chart is by decade, and we’ll see how the 2020’s work out, but hurricane number and severity seemed to be worst in the 40's)
What interested me in this subject? It was the fact that farmers insurance recently pulled out of Florida. That seems like a big deal. Say what you want about a perceived overreaction to climate change, when the rubber hits the road, follow the money.
Florida GDP (1.4 Trillion) is rising at a rate of 3.7% per year, relatively linearly.
Population is growing, but growth is leveling off, growth hit a peak like four years ago.
Florida housing prices leveled off in August of last year.
Interesting, Florida insurance companies may be backing out for reasons other than climate change.
I’m going to keep this short, but I guess the answer so far is no? Florida is not on the verge of collapse? (I say this now as Hurricane Irma heads towards Florida). In fact it continues to grow and is as health forever. Things change fast. Probably would want to keep looking at this yearly over the next five-ten years or so. If you know of any other charts I should look at, would be happy to take a look or add them here.
