The Navigator, Saturday, October 12, 2024
Midwest climate haven, Florida migration undone, November will be worse and much more
Happy weekend, subscribers!
Another week, another massive storm. Hurricane Milton smashed into Western Florida this week, bringing winds topping 130mph (208km/h) and storm surges up to 12ft (3.5m). This is the second major storm to hit the state in two weeks, and there are still more than six weeks left in the hurricane season, which ends on November 30. There’s no doubt this event will continue to influence real estate prices and insurance rates negatively, a subject we’ve covered and were asked to comment on this week for The Daily Beast.
Presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris began her media blitz this week, with just a few weeks left until the election, appearing on major shows like 60 Minutes, The View, Howard Stern, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. However, she made the biggest splash when she appeared on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast. This show reaches millions of mostly young women between 18 and 26, illustrating the growing power of new media to reach voters.
As always, thank you for including us in your regular reads. In case you missed it, check out our pieces from this week, Trick or Treat, about the rising sophistication of disinformation and its spread into public schools, and Evacuation Plan, how some Americans are preparing for the worst case scenario come November.
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The Great Florida Migration Is Coming Undone (The Wall Street Journal)
A surplus of housing inventory and dwindling buyer interest are slowing sales. Hurricanes and extreme weather are making it worse.
The Age of Depopulation (Foreign Affairs)
Surviving a World Gone Gray
How public libraries are becoming community hubs in the midst of disasters (FastCompany)
Beyond just green upgrades, libraries across the country have become centers for resilience and recovery in the face of climate change.Â
Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age (The New York Times)
With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances over the years.
Hollywood veterans get brutally honest about mentoring next generation amid industry turmoil (The Los Angeles Times)
Hollywood veterans said they feel an obligation to ‘speak truth to facts’ with people trying to break into the entertainment industry right now.
November Will Be Worse (The Atlantic)
Hurricane disinformation was just the start.