why aren't all 6 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 1 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Prediction Not checkable as stated
Harris: Flawed adaptation could make parts of Miami unlivable within decades
“And if they do it right, they create an area that people continue to invest in and live in For decades, and if they do it wrong, they doom parts of the city to be flooded and unlivable and uninvestable in the next 20 or 30 years.”
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Harris: Sunset Harbour avoided 157 tidal floods since 2018 road-raising
“One neighborhood in Miami Beach, known as Sunset Harbor, since they raised roads in 2018, they've avoided a 157 tidal floods.”
Prediction Open · timeframe Mar 2052
Harris: Miami must spend $6B on climate adaptation over 30 years
“The city of Miami specifically is going to have to spend around six billion dollars in the next 20 or 30 years installing stormwater pumps, raising roads, making the pipes underneath the road big enough to handle all the extra water, and fixing seawalls.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Harris: Climate gentrification will repeatedly occur across mainland Florida communities
“I could definitely see this phenomenon happening over and over again on the mainland as, you know, the problem gets worse and cities and counties spend more money to do things like raising roads.”
Assertion Supported
Harris: Miami floods put fish in streets, octopuses in garages
“And it's led to fish on the street. It's led to octopuses in parking garages.”
Assertion Supported
Harris: Miami Beach is first US community to dramatically raise roads
“Miami Beach is the first community in the U.S. To dramatically raise roads.”