As the earth gets hotter, we will soon see some changes in the way we plan housing developments. I doubt if many insurance companies will be willing to continue to take risks along the Gulf Coast. Warm water is conducive to hurricane development, and the Gulf is starting to resemble a bathtub. Rising sea levels, rain events, storm surges, and wind will force development inland.
At the same time, we will see changes along rivers and in forests. About two miles from our home is a development built in the forest. While Pennsylvania forests do not resemble California forests, they do get dry in the fall and the spring, our fire season. All we need is the right combination of drought, high wind, and a spark, and that development is gone. In the northern part of Carbon County in Penn Forest and Kidder Townships, hundreds of homes have been built in woodlands. I don’t think people realize how fast a fire can travel.
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