The current pessimistic thinking hits you in all directions these days. I pondered on buying an island like this for a deep working hideaway. Every friend or fellow Architect, is very quick to jump on the threat from sea level rises wiping it out or climate change meaning more hurricanes to blow it away. Nobody ever brings up things like the massive new developments in environmentally friendly pre-fab construction, the rapid developments in off-grid living e.g plummeting solar costs, better remote data connectivity, microfarming, improved waste water systems, or even given the airstrip possibilities in light self flying cars, or floating homes. The cone of likelihood does indeed contain climate change, but also incredible possibilities and removed constraints, I wish we could be open to the good and the bad. …see more