As a geologist I think the deep time context makes this pretty interesting. Florida is a shallow limestone platform that was built underwater. It’s only been above ground for the past few million years because recently our planet has had a lot of polar ice cover. Its position above sea level is just as anomalous as the insane developmental practices of the boomers. So it’s fitting that they both go down together now, although it’s unfortunate for all of the people who suffer needlessly because of their arrogance.

I hope successive generations will learn to live in harmony with nature and accept that their actions have consequences outside of their tiny worldview.