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Hurricane Katrina vs. Hurricane Helene (lemmy.world)

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[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Parts of Massachusetts are like that as well. As far as I know, flood insurance basically no longer exists on Cape Cod.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Same in the Outer Banks, the island chain to the east of North Carolina. The first time I went I was like wow how cool you can see the bay and the ocean at the same time in Rodanthe! That strip of land keeps getting narrower.