^While you might be right about Mexico City having nothing to do with the reptiles, the bottom two certainly do. And because of the reptile aversion to regulation, the first one is on them in terms of allowing people to build in flood zones, storm surge zones, etc etc, all in the name of profits for a few. (Not entirely on the reptiles, but mostly.)
He’s right CAL. Your argument is basically nonsense. First of all, Houston is certainly less than 200 years old. And most of the buildings in Houston are relatively new. And building in a flood plain without doing anything sensible to manage excess water is silly.
And did you know that pumping groundwater lowered the level of some parts of Houston by several feet? That was smart, eh?
As for New Orleans, it is doomed. It is already necessary to have levees to protect it. Do you think those levees were there when NO was founded? Not a chance. And while there are many old buildings in NO, most are not 200 years old.
Another part of NO’s problem is that the silt that used to accumulate at the far end of the Mississippi River delta is greatly diminished by flood control dams (mostly far upriver), so the delta is gradually eroding and providing less shelter from storms. That’s a complicated issue. Simply getting rid of the dams would shift the problems elsewhere and spread them further.
Plus, the Mississippi doesn’t really want to flow through NO, anymore. So the Army Corps of Engineers essentially has forced it to do so.
And rising sea levels also impact the protection offered by the delta and river level.
Hurricanes on the west coast are very rare. (On the west coast, the cold California current, flowing down from Alaska, discourages them.) Storm surges do damage to the folks who want to live on the beach. But the numbers are small.
A smarter argument might have been about earthquakes. But you see, California has regulations about how building are constructed, regulations that are updated with lessons learned from each new earthquake. Texas should learn from that.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 6 years ago
Republicans still want to hurt you in the name of Koch.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
All of our warning lights are blinking red, thanks Republicans!
Mr. Blawt over 6 years ago
Finally America is great again. Good job Republicans!
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 6 years ago
^While you might be right about Mexico City having nothing to do with the reptiles, the bottom two certainly do. And because of the reptile aversion to regulation, the first one is on them in terms of allowing people to build in flood zones, storm surge zones, etc etc, all in the name of profits for a few. (Not entirely on the reptiles, but mostly.)
ahab over 6 years ago
Poor CAL can’t connect the dots. Science flew way, way, way over its head from day one.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 6 years ago
He’s right CAL. Your argument is basically nonsense. First of all, Houston is certainly less than 200 years old. And most of the buildings in Houston are relatively new. And building in a flood plain without doing anything sensible to manage excess water is silly.
And did you know that pumping groundwater lowered the level of some parts of Houston by several feet? That was smart, eh?
As for New Orleans, it is doomed. It is already necessary to have levees to protect it. Do you think those levees were there when NO was founded? Not a chance. And while there are many old buildings in NO, most are not 200 years old.
And guess what? Groundwater pumping there too!
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/05/new_orleans_area_sinking_assis.html
Another part of NO’s problem is that the silt that used to accumulate at the far end of the Mississippi River delta is greatly diminished by flood control dams (mostly far upriver), so the delta is gradually eroding and providing less shelter from storms. That’s a complicated issue. Simply getting rid of the dams would shift the problems elsewhere and spread them further.
Plus, the Mississippi doesn’t really want to flow through NO, anymore. So the Army Corps of Engineers essentially has forced it to do so.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_River_Control_Structure
And rising sea levels also impact the protection offered by the delta and river level.
Hurricanes on the west coast are very rare. (On the west coast, the cold California current, flowing down from Alaska, discourages them.) Storm surges do damage to the folks who want to live on the beach. But the numbers are small.
A smarter argument might have been about earthquakes. But you see, California has regulations about how building are constructed, regulations that are updated with lessons learned from each new earthquake. Texas should learn from that.