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KDE Frameworks 6.7 Released with Performance Optimizations and Improvements | Linux Today
Highlights of KDE Frameworks 6.7 include support for adding templates to the “Create New…” menu of the Plasma desktop and Dolphin file manager.LinuxToday
CelloMom On Cars
in reply to CelloMom On Cars • • •"#HurricaneMilton stormed Florida on Wednesday, leaving an estimated $30 billion to $50 billion of insured losses, according to analysts from Fitch Ratings."
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Note: that's INSURED losses.
Hurricane Milton could cost insurers up to $50 billion in losses
Lian Kit Wee (Insider)CelloMom On Cars
in reply to CelloMom On Cars • • •Of course:
"Florida governor Ron DeSantis denied that the climate crisis is making hurricanes more powerful, contrary to the opinion of scientists."
independent.co.uk/news/world/a…
DeSantis denies that climate change is making hurricanes more powerful
Mike Bedigan (The Independent)CelloMom On Cars
in reply to CelloMom On Cars • • •After #HurricaneMilton:
"Her car was fully submerged by heavy rains. Water seeped in under the floors of her home and sewage spewed out of her shower drain.
Maps drawn up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency show that Vacante’s home is not in a “#FloodRisk zone.” "
tampabay.com/hurricane/2024/10…
Milton swamped these Tampa Bay neighborhoods. None were in flood zones
Rebecca Liebson (Tampa Bay Times)CelloMom On Cars
in reply to CelloMom On Cars • • •FEMA blew through half its annual budget in the first week of the fiscal year (see upthread).
And now there's worry about the National Flood Insurance Program, which is nearly broke also:
"The emerging view from several lawmakers and staffers is that #NFIP claims spurred by #HurricaneMilton and last month’s #HurricaneHelene will likely exhaust the program’s nearly $5 billion in funds and force it to tap $9.9 billion in Treasury borrowing authority."
politico.com/news/2024/10/09/h…
CelloMom On Cars
in reply to CelloMom On Cars • • •Time will tell how this will unfold, but the estimate is that "roughly $30 billion of municipal debt is at risk.
That includes bonds sold to finance hospitals, utility systems and senior living homes."
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
#HurricaneMilton
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
www.bloomberg.comCelloMom On Cars
in reply to CelloMom On Cars • • •"Washington could face up to $128 billion in new spending every year just in response to climate emergencies.
But federal officials acknowledged at the time that their estimates were incomplete: They could not account for all of the ways #ClimateChange might deplete federal coffers, depress tax revenue, overwhelm government programs, drain the economy or compromise Americans’ health and well-being, all of which, ultimately, could add to the burden on taxpayers."
washingtonpost.com/business/20…
Rising disaster costs leave U.S. confronting fiscal risks of climate change
Tony Romm (The Washington Post)CelloMom On Cars
in reply to CelloMom On Cars • • •"The ground floor is a garage designed with flood vents to drain rising water. The living spaces start on the second floor, which is intentionally built 16 feet above sea level. From the roof to its foundation, steel straps secure the entire structure. Solar panels are attached to the roofs’ raised vertical seams to prevent them from flying off. "
Price tag: $1.6 - 1.9 million.
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