After hurricanes, when to rebuild and when to retreat

Is that this hurricane season a tipping level?

A flooded trailer park is seen after Hurricane Ian precipitated widespread destruction in Arcadia, Florida, United States, on October 4, 2022 [Marco Bello/Reuters]

There are powerful questions on rebuilding in america after Hurricane Ian in Florida and Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico. In Florida, the harm is within the tens of billions of dollars, and a disaster for insurance coverage firms implies that restoration will solely be tougher. So how do you determine when it's higher to not rebuild, however to start out once more someplace else?

On this episode: 

• Jesse M. Keenan (@Jesse_M_Keenan), Affiliate professor of sustainable actual property, Tulane College
• Fernando Rivera (@Prof_Rivera), Professor of sociology, College of Central Florida

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke with Chloe Okay Li and our host, Halla Moheiddeen. Chloe Okay Li and Ashish Malhotra fact-checked this episode. Our manufacturing staff consists of Chloe Okay Li, Alexandra Locke, Ashish Malhotra, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, and Ruby Zaman. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Tim St Clair blended this episode. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.