{"id":21247,"date":"2024-01-12T15:02:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T15:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=755566"},"modified":"2024-01-12T15:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T15:02:49","slug":"aging-population-could-be-left-on-the-coast-as-sea-levels-rise-study-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2024\/01\/12\/aging-population-could-be-left-on-the-coast-as-sea-levels-rise-study-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Aging Population Could be Left on the Coast as Sea Levels Rise, Study Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/defraud-elderly-580x326.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/defraud-elderly-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2024\/01\/12\/755566.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2024\/01\/12\/755566.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>As sea levels rise in coming years, younger people will move inland, while aging populations will be stuck with the growing risk in coastal areas, a Florida State University professor and researchers have concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOlder populations are the least likely to migrate, and climate migration could accelerate population aging in origin areas,\u201d reads the abstract of the study, published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2206192119\">Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>The research also found that destination communities, where younger people will be moving, will need more services as populations rise, including construction, medical and other services, Associate Professor of Sociology Matt Hauer said, according to FSU and News Wise.<\/p>\n<p>Hauer\u2019s research has examined the demographic impact of climate change for the past several years. The latest study looked strictly at sea-level rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the percentage of the population lost due to climate migration increases, the median age also increases\u2014up to 10+ years older in some highly impacted coastal counties,\u201d the study notes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"755566\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! Please tell us what we can do to improve this article.<\/p>\n<p> <textarea placeholder=\"Enter your feedback...\"><\/textarea> <button type=\"submit\" class=\"submit\" disabled>Submit<\/button> <button class=\"cancel\">No Thanks<\/button> <\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-yes\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! <span class=\"percent\"><\/span>% of people found this article valuable. 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