We are witnessing history with our 30th named storm of this season approaching Nicaragua. It will be our 5th cat 4 or larger storm this year when it hits Nicaragua with projected winds of 155 mph. Cat 4's used to be somewhat rare and the last 5 years have shown a very disturbing trend.
Someone asked about building a beach home not long ago. Better think twice about that. Any increase in water temps or a small rise in ocean levels can result in major problems. If this trend continues for a couple more years it will have a major impact on property values. Saw a report on Miami area properties recently. What used to be low valued areas of higher elevation are now being bought up. The Houston/Galveston area barely dodged two major storms this year and several others in the last decade but it's luck will run out and have a wake up. Living about a mile from Galveston Bay in Seabrook at about 15' elevation and have already seen our flood rates rise. Makes you ponder over what we're seeing and worse, what the future might hold if this trend continues.
Someone asked about building a beach home not long ago. Better think twice about that. Any increase in water temps or a small rise in ocean levels can result in major problems. If this trend continues for a couple more years it will have a major impact on property values. Saw a report on Miami area properties recently. What used to be low valued areas of higher elevation are now being bought up. The Houston/Galveston area barely dodged two major storms this year and several others in the last decade but it's luck will run out and have a wake up. Living about a mile from Galveston Bay in Seabrook at about 15' elevation and have already seen our flood rates rise. Makes you ponder over what we're seeing and worse, what the future might hold if this trend continues.
