Not to mention, planning for higher waters regardless of reasoning! I still can't believe that we haven't heard of any major government figures of the coastal states broaching the topic of what to do with our beach communities that will probably be underwater by the time their children can inherit the properties.

Are they - like those that build on steep hillsides and then insist on using their fema funds to rebuild in the same spot - going to insist that the government 'fix' the shores so that they can keep their plot of land? Demand buy-outs of the properties? I anticipate a great deal of entitlement articles in about 10 years.

Gah, such a mess.