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Post by Hero on Aug 28, 2017 13:06:51 GMT
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Post by Hero on Aug 28, 2017 13:08:14 GMT
HEre's a before and after, simply devastating:
Mind boggling
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Post by doc on Aug 28, 2017 13:28:14 GMT
HEre's a before and after, simply devastating:
Mind boggling Unbelievable! It's going to take a long time for Houston to rebound. I can't imagine.
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Post by Hero on Aug 28, 2017 13:46:17 GMT
More than 152 Tornado WARNINGS with Harvey...so far.
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Post by tigercpa on Aug 28, 2017 14:22:06 GMT
More than 152 Tornado WARNINGS with Harvey...so far. Based on the number of people affected, amount of water involved, and other factors, meteorologists have warned, there may be no parallel available to any other rainstorm in U.S. history as Mashable's Andrew Freeman reports Tropical Storm Harvey has dropped more than 11 trillion gallons of water on Texas, triggering catastrophic, unprecedented flooding in the Houston area.
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Aug 28, 2017 15:07:03 GMT
Surprisingly, on balance, hurricanes and tropical storms provide net plus economic benefits.
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Aug 28, 2017 15:12:21 GMT
Bevo: "I'm not surprised that you trashed Bush also..."
FHF: Was I malicious again? Lol. Your obsession with me is both flattering and worrisome.
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Post by Bevo on Aug 28, 2017 15:38:29 GMT
Another idiot mayor...deja vu NOLA:
Now Houston is flooded, the city is expecting more rain, looters are ransacking stores, and people are dying.
This is a pretty good example of the kind of "gotcha politics" that have NO BUSINESS being in the discussion today, or really any time, when it comes to such disasters. I take it on faith that, even idiot mayors, try to do what they believe to be in the best interest of their people when it comes to safety. The Mayor of Houston is an idiot liberal, but in this case... I agree with him. A "general evacuation" order would have been FAR WORSE. There are simply too many people, over too wide an area, and really not enough time. This storm went from a NOTHING to a Cat 4 hurricane in less that 56 hours. That is NOT enough time to evacuate Houston. When evac orders were issued for Ike, and others.... people got stranded on the highways for 24-36 hours..... My sister spend 48 hours trying to drive to Austin... she didn't even make it there. Only got as far as Bastrop. In this case, Austin has also received more than 20 inches of rain. And there, such rainfall is even MORE dangerous than Houston. The ground is rocky, and hilly... the runoff creates raging rivers out of normally dormant creeks. IMO, what should be done in these kinds of event is: Order evacuations based on previously designed zones. The Zones should be defined by 1) proximity to a river, creak or bayou,or coastine, and 2) elevation. Large swaths of Houston are less than 10' elevation and within a half mile of a waterway. These houses are going to have life-threatening flood potential. They need to GET OUT. Much of the rest of the city is 10-20' elevation, and farther away from water-ways. They have a high flood potential, but... not likely to be life-threatening. Three feet of water in your house is a disaster... but, it's not likely to kill you. The rest of the city is higher than 20' in elevation. Same story. They may, or may not flood. But, they're in FAR GREATER risk of dying if they try to evacuate. This whole scenario is truly unprecedented. It's impossible to know the exact right approach, BEFORE it's even known what's going to happen. That said, Hat's off to the forecasters. So far, they've gotten it exactly correct. (Unfortunately)
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Post by Hero on Aug 28, 2017 15:51:53 GMT
Surprisingly, on balance, hurricanes and tropical storms provide net plus economic benefits. Good grief
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Aug 28, 2017 16:38:37 GMT
Surprisingly, on balance, hurricanes and tropical storms provide net plus economic benefits. Good grief It is unwise to be close-minded. Hurricanes and tropical storms bring much needed rain to drought areas, saving crops and filling reservoirs. They break up red tide, oxygenate ocean waters and break up bacteria, thereby converting barren waters to productive fisheries. They are a release valve, providing a global heat balance. Without hurricanes, tropical storms and typhoons, the equator would be much hotter and the poles much colder. They rebuild barrier islands. They spread seeds, replenishing inland plant life. They thin forests of volatile fuel, thereby reducing the impact of forest fires. Finally, they induce a boom in the construction industry and in industrial production in not only replacing damaged properties, but also in improving and strengthening structures, and improving infrastructures.
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Post by Hero on Aug 28, 2017 16:47:52 GMT
It is unwise to be close-minded. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahabreathehahahahahahahahaha
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Post by Bevo on Aug 28, 2017 16:56:55 GMT
It is unwise to be close-minded. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahabreathehahahahahahahahaha All that, and it's only cost of 5 lives... so far. What a gift.
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Aug 28, 2017 18:03:31 GMT
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahabreathehahahahahahahahaha All that, and it's only cost of 5 lives... so far. What a gift. Evidently, you are incapable of distinguishing between economic benefit and human life and suffering...
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Aug 28, 2017 18:09:09 GMT
The clock is ticking, and the opportunity is slipping away for Trump to effectively propose a major program to build new oil refineries across the U.S.
I have led the horse to water...
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Post by Bevo on Aug 28, 2017 21:04:56 GMT
The clock is ticking, and the opportunity is slipping away for Trump to effectively propose a major program to build new oil refineries across the U.S. I have led the horse to water... You have no freaking idea what you're talking about.
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