Seriously, though, there are only two choices to avoid chaos: either we embark on public works projects on a massively unprecedented scale to keep the water out of coastal areas, or we spend massive amounts of money to buy out the people on the coasts and relocate them inland, with the clear stipulation that anyone who refuses to be relocated can't get insurance and can't get any help from the government when their property is flooded.
We probably won't do either until it's too late.
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