Condo in Florida Collapses

[danmand]

I (maybe you too) know some people who own condos in Florida. They better make sure their insurance is up to date.

Life insurance?

 

[Darts]

Life insurance?

Yes, that too. Also, property and household, maybe also car. Heck, just insure everything.

 

[jcpro]

I took a look at the location from Google Maps, it left me shaking my head.

It's located in North Miami Beach in an area most affected by climate change. Nothing wrong with the structure of the building, the water table is rising. The North Beach should have been left wild to act as a buffer for mainland Miami.

One item that Miami is getting right, that New Orleans fucked up on, they designated mangrove swamps as State Parks. There is a large expanse connecting South Miami with the Keys, not only is it a rich wildlife area, it acts as a buffer against hurricanes.

The water table changes would not have effect if proper construction and maintenance were executed. The building of this size would have its foundation set firmly in limestone base which is extremely common in Florida plus everything would be waterproofed and damp proofed- a very big item in the Florida's building code. A lack of maintenance and especially the failure of the (exposed) outside columns could produce the cascade event like in this case.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

This cat used up 8 of his 9 lives

Survivor’s tail! Cat missing in Florida condo collapse found alive

A cat that lived on the ninth floor of the collapsed Florida condo was miraculously found alive — and returned to his family — two weeks after the building came crashing down.

nypost.com

He's got that "what the hell just happened" look on his face

 

[y2kmark]

Could be many reasons…. Could be unknown poor soil issues, insufficiently designed, terrorism…

All but the last, at least in this case. If the waves get big enough (and with a head start at levels well above today) a lot of these structures are going to go down sooner or later unless evacuated and taken down first...

 

[y2kmark]

Climate change is bogus. Just ask the guy at Mar a Largo.

Dream on...