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The immediate concern is (and should be) rescue and recovery. Looking long term, this is devastating to the Southwest Florida economy.

Posted by ty97 Sep 29 '22, 08:05

I don't know what % of the GDP in the area relies on tourism but it's certainly not insignificant. And the tourist areas (the islands, the beaches) look devastated

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It's Harvey for an area that doesn't do Harvey-like storms. (And Houston didn't do Harvey that well.) -- nm - Qale Sep 29, 08:15
i could look, but i feel like you know, how did the Keys fare? -- nm - Andie Sep 29, 08:11 4
- I actually haven't heard much about the keys, though admittedly I've been a bit singly focused during this one. -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 08:48 3
  - Looks like the eye traveled decently west of Key West so they were probably somewhat spared -- (pic) - ty97 Sep 29, 08:51 [Attachment] 2
    - well, that's something. -- nm - Andie Sep 29, 08:55 1
      - LOTS of water. But they're old pros at this stuff. I'm sure most were honestly unfazed. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 09:03

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The immediate concern is (and should be) rescue and recovery. Looking long term, this is devastating to the Southwest Florida economy.

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