These are deep red areas, they were told that COVID was bullsijt and then some people died but not them. They're told that solar and wind power and electric cars are a scam, They were told that global warming is a scam. So after all this why believe that anything is going to have an effect on you.
The loss of life is horrible. This is maybe, If we're lucky, The turning point where people actually start to believe warnings again. Of course for the most part, it was only the people in low-lying areas that died. This means there is a equal chance that they'll just claim it's another case of them versus us and it was their fault for buying or building that close to water.
I like the way you think