That’s because its housing and other infrastructure was built by colonists who care more about conformity to the colonial culture than actual habitability.
Natural cooling? Withstanding floods? Fuck that noise, let’s build flat-roofed structures directly onto the soil surrounded by open grass out of materials that are both expensive to replace and too weak to survive high wind speeds. Oh no why is it so hot all the time and why does every hurricane/storm surge cause so much property damage? Better keep rebuilding the same way.
But they do rebuild to better resist hurricanes? Florida doesn’t do much good for its people, but it does build for storms.
I remember when Hurricane Sandy eviscerated the northeast. I was living in Florida at the time and people were shocked that a cat 1 hurricane could cause so much damage. Part of the answer was building codes. Modern buildings in Florida are built to tolerate much worse winds, but New York and New Jersey, where strong hurricanes aren’t as common, still had many homes built without such thought in mind.
That’s why a cat 1 in Florida is a normal day, where if people are hunkered down, they just party straight through it without fear, even though the same storm can devastate other states. Building codes make it possible.
The new problem Florida has yet to solve is flooding. Although the storm drains are supposed to handle a significant volume, stronger storms + rising sea levels are overwhelming the infrastructure. It also doesn’t help that towns are built at sea level in former swampland.
I lived in Florida and now I’m in Europe and honestly give me Florida.
The outside is bearable to me, but cooler than Florida is this time of year. The issue is there’s no escape. AC is incredibly rare and even the few stores that do have it don’t crank it like Florida.
I wake up its hot, I go out its hot, and I go to bed its hot.
Back in Florida it was hot while I waited for the car AC to kick on, the office was cool, and my house was cool.
*laughs in Florida*
Florida is unbearable even for the people who live there.
Florida is unbearable because of the people who live there.
Tell me about it. I got out as soon as I could.
That’s because its housing and other infrastructure was built by colonists who care more about conformity to the colonial culture than actual habitability.
Natural cooling? Withstanding floods? Fuck that noise, let’s build flat-roofed structures directly onto the soil surrounded by open grass out of materials that are both expensive to replace and too weak to survive high wind speeds. Oh no why is it so hot all the time and why does every hurricane/storm surge cause so much property damage? Better keep rebuilding the same way.
But they do rebuild to better resist hurricanes? Florida doesn’t do much good for its people, but it does build for storms.
I remember when Hurricane Sandy eviscerated the northeast. I was living in Florida at the time and people were shocked that a cat 1 hurricane could cause so much damage. Part of the answer was building codes. Modern buildings in Florida are built to tolerate much worse winds, but New York and New Jersey, where strong hurricanes aren’t as common, still had many homes built without such thought in mind.
That’s why a cat 1 in Florida is a normal day, where if people are hunkered down, they just party straight through it without fear, even though the same storm can devastate other states. Building codes make it possible.
The new problem Florida has yet to solve is flooding. Although the storm drains are supposed to handle a significant volume, stronger storms + rising sea levels are overwhelming the infrastructure. It also doesn’t help that towns are built at sea level in former swampland.
I lived in Florida and now I’m in Europe and honestly give me Florida.
The outside is bearable to me, but cooler than Florida is this time of year. The issue is there’s no escape. AC is incredibly rare and even the few stores that do have it don’t crank it like Florida.
I wake up its hot, I go out its hot, and I go to bed its hot.
Back in Florida it was hot while I waited for the car AC to kick on, the office was cool, and my house was cool.
Having no break from the heat is brutal
I’d set my self on fire before stepping foot in Florida