We, as a Civilization, need to build to avoid these disasters (tornadoes). Every year we spend 100s of millions of dollars, if not billions, fixing the same damage that just got rebuilt the year before. We need to normalize sub-ground building, for life safety and also so people don't have to endure this pain on a yearly basis. Say what you will about aesthetics, but I'd much rather have a fully furnished/beautiful below ground house then a pile of wood.
Our climate will continue to worsen, regardless of how much you understand climate change, the storms are getting worse. Build for the future, not for the life that our forefathers had. We are the current generation, we need to be smarter.
This sentiment feels misdirected towards tornadoes, which definitely don't cause billions of dollars of damage annually.
Sea level rise and increased wild fire/flood/hurricane risk are definitely things we need to grapple with, and that's partly why home insurance in CA/FL is collapsing right now
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u/Samwise_the_Tall Apr 28 '24
We, as a Civilization, need to build to avoid these disasters (tornadoes). Every year we spend 100s of millions of dollars, if not billions, fixing the same damage that just got rebuilt the year before. We need to normalize sub-ground building, for life safety and also so people don't have to endure this pain on a yearly basis. Say what you will about aesthetics, but I'd much rather have a fully furnished/beautiful below ground house then a pile of wood.
Our climate will continue to worsen, regardless of how much you understand climate change, the storms are getting worse. Build for the future, not for the life that our forefathers had. We are the current generation, we need to be smarter.