Deja Vu??
Ok, today when I got into work I scanned some news headlines and read this:
Flood Victims
Feel Misled
Officials Said Levee Would Holdfull story
HMMM?
Either my browser's cache is really old or we've heard this story before
And here's a nice simplistic outline of what happened in New Orleans
Did these people learn nothing of the power of water from these past events?
HELLO PEOPLE, if you live next to a major river or ocean don't ever expect the levees to hold.
EDIT: Another Headline on 6/22
River's Rise Renews Worries in Missouri
Amid the battle to hold back the swollen Mississippi River, some towns in northeastern Missouri and Illinois got an unwelcome surprise Saturday as river levels rose higher than projected.Experts predict the next big disaster city will be Venice which has been sinking for years.
There was a great PBS special about the sinking city and a great alternative solution to the problem.
Back in the early 1900's Galveston had a great approach of building up the entire city
Whatever the solution this much is true. History repeats itself and water is unpredictable so those people living in a flood endangered area should not be surprised when their city goes under, even if the local "officials" promise "the levees will hold"
posted by Cordell @ 5:14 AM
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1 Comments:
This is a self perpetuating process. When a town/city/community gets flooded they build a levee. The more levees built the more a set volume of water is restricted and the more likely someone down stream will get flooded. The only question becomes "Who has the weakest levees?"
Minnesota had this issue with the River Flats over by the University however after a series of floods they just bought out the land and turned it into a park system. Just goes to show you that occasionally government gets it right.
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