> While Venture Global declined to make officials available for interviews, it has insisted its steel wall is designed to withstand a once-in-500 years storm.
The problem with those "once-in-500 years" figures is that they are based on historical data - and climate change is rapidly invalidating that data. Climate change doesn't mean it's 1.5°C warmer year-round, or the sea level is 20cm higher worldwide: it means weather becomes more more extreme. What was a "once-in-500" event a few decades ago might turn into a "once-in-25" event a few years from now. We are already noticing those changes in day-to-day life!
The problem with those "once-in-500 years" figures is that they are based on historical data - and climate change is rapidly invalidating that data. Climate change doesn't mean it's 1.5°C warmer year-round, or the sea level is 20cm higher worldwide: it means weather becomes more more extreme. What was a "once-in-500" event a few decades ago might turn into a "once-in-25" event a few years from now. We are already noticing those changes in day-to-day life!