J. Lo and A-Rod Bought a Very Expensive House That Will Likely Sink Into the Sea
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On August 14, TMZ broke the story that Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez had purchased a $40 million mansion on Miami’s enviable Star Island, an abode for the ultra-rich like Diddy, Shaq, and Rosie O’Donnell. Even Jeff Bezos is reportedly eyeing property on it! But in the hubbub around the sale, however, a pesky voice whispered to me: “Isn’t that shit sinking underwater?”
Technically, yes. Star Island, by some scientist’s accounts, could eventually find itself flooded with almost three feet of water by 2060. According to a report in The Nation and Le Monde Diplomatique back in June: “The sea level here has risen by 2.8 inches since 1992, but the rate of increase has accelerated in the past 15 years and it could rise another 2.8 feet by 2060.” As reporter Laura Raim poignantly notes, “For once, millionaires in their beachfront homes in Miami Beach or nearby Fisher Island, Star Island, and Indian Creek are not exempt from loss.”
Still, TMZ reports that celebrities on the island, as well as its non-famous inhabitants, are thrilled the couple is moving in. According to sources who spoke with the outlet, the famous duo is expected to push property values to astronomical heights, while potentially luring in some of their famous friends. (Or, at least, securing Jeff Bezos’ desire to purchase not one, but two whole properties on the island.)
Florida state officials have long been criticized, especially by the youth, for their inaction on climate change amid the very real threat of rising sea levels. Despite this, the rich continue gobbling up every piece of beachfront property left on Florida’s coastlines. For now, I’m just going to ponder what diabolical plans Jeff Bezos has for the residents of Star Island.