Climate economist Belinda Storey says cities with stable climate hazards may become more attractive in the future. Saddled with the weight of its moniker "the city of the future", encroaching seas may lend Hamilton's tired nickname its due. "In a handful of cases it will involve an entire city but in most situations it will involve parts of a city." And "the lifeblood of the city", its river, which he foresees as a future transport hub. Until then, inland city life continues to keep worries about ominous seas - and nightmarish insurance premiums - at bay.

Source: Stuff May 18, 2019 23:24 UTC