First: prayers for both the survivors and those who perished in the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Miami Beach, Florida. I’m sure all of our hearts go out to those who lost family and friends in this disaster.
A bit of examination will show that those lives were lost in vain.
But that’s not the worst of it. Other buildings in Miami Beach are also on the brink of catastrophic collapse. Read and the evidence is clear: Miami Beach is an artificial landmass that is collapsing.
According to NASA, satellite measurements show ocean levels are rising 1.3mm/year. In 10 years, that’s 13mm. In 100 years that’s 130mm.
An inch is 25mm. 130mm is 5.11 inches. If NASA’s measurements are correct, it will take 100 years for ocean levels to rise around 6″ (rounding up).
This building was known to be sinking 1.9mm/yr since it was built in 1981. It’s no wonder that the stresses on the building’s structure caused a catastrophic failure. You can’t allow one half of a concrete wall to lose its footing and support the other half, regardless of how much rebar you use.
Concrete. Does. Not. Bend.
Castles in the sand do not survive.
This castle collapsed and destroyed lives, families, and dreams.
Yes: prayers for both the survivors and those who perished.
But condemnation for the city’s “planners” who thought that they could allow construction of residential housing on land that was “reclaimed” and then known to be sinking and that they could ignore the problem.
