On 05/04/2011 8:32 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:02:20 -0400, John
wrote:


Very interesting video.

http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/hps2/v...over_video.asp

As you will hear towards the end, the gulf faces storm surge frequencies that
are significantly greater than the Netherlands (by a factor of 100 if I heard
correctly, our 100 year surge is their 10,000 year surge.). Also note that the
Katrina surge far surpassed the 100 year design surge of 16 feet, Of course, it
was hard to hear that detail in all the cacophony that flooded the waves (pardon
the pun) after Katrina. I always thought the Corps got a bum-rap in that deal.

With the earth moving capability we have in this country, it was
simply stupid not to bring those washed out areas above sea level
before they were allowed to rebuild.. That is the law of the land in
virtually every other place that FEMA sells flood insurance. For far
less money than we will spend on the next flood we could have fixed
New Orleans and we will have another flood there. It is not "if" only
"when".

Agreed, be it 3 years or a 100. But the land was cheap. Isn't just New
Orleans either, all over the world with more and more people, more
people live it flood areas, volcanoes and fault lines.

I would be nervous right now if I lived in California. With quakes in
Chile, NZ, Japan, Alaska -- the west coast of North America is about due.