'Houston we have a (flooding) problem'

Grayson

Saw this earlier



http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harvey-rages-texas-senators-defend-votes-sandy-funding/story?id=49470206

Grayson

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Surely as it is becoming inevitable that events like this are going to be more common around the world governments have to plan ahead and actually push all further population growth inland.

Our own government seem intent on making sure Dublin is as heavily populated as it can be when maybe they should consider that it would better long term to have more people living further away from the sea.

Countries need to be considering the building of more and more flood defenses, the Dutch seem to be able to deal with their situation of being so low lying so why the hell can't the rest of the developed world cop on to it and start proper planning now.

Dublin's not too bad. It's hilly around it and a lot of buildings are on a higher elevation. Galway would be badly hit by sea rises but thankfully wouldn't get the same storm surges as Dublin.

vicwatson

Canis Lupus wrote: »

That 'Thanks!' at the end..... sweet baby jebus.

He's a busy boy saving the world

He'll be even busier after tonight "BREAKING North Korea fires missile, triggering warnings in Japan, projectile fell into sea off Japan's Hokkaido"

Kermit.de.frog

The situation seems to have deteriorated through the day with many more being evacuated now.

Should have been mandatory evacuations in some places as opposed to voluntary in my opinion.

Samaris

The fear is usually blocking the roads and the storm hitting with people stranded. I know that was why the mayor didn't evacuate Houston. At this stage, they're doing their best, but they're overwhelmed, just from the quotes about it. It is unprecedented and there's a lot of people to try shelter. Low-lying concrete over a bayou with a storm being held in position by a high pressure zone just repeatedly dumping gallons of water onto the city is a disaster.

Don't mean to sound snipey, I'm more just taken aback at the size of the task they have on. And it's still to get worse before it improves.

Canis Lupus

Samaris wrote: »

The fear is usually blocking the roads and the storm hitting with people stranded. I know that was why the mayor didn't evacuate Houston. At this stage, they're doing their best, but they're overwhelmed, just from the quotes about it. It is unprecedented and there's a lot of people to try shelter. Low-lying concrete over a bayou with a storm being held in position by a high pressure zone just repeatedly dumping gallons of water onto the city is a disaster.

Don't mean to sound snipey, I'm more just taken aback at the size of the task they have on. And it's still to get worse before it improves.

Not much they can do to be fair. How and where do you move 2.something million people.

Kermit.de.frog

Samaris wrote: »

Low-lying concrete over a bayou with a storm being held in position by a high pressure zone just repeatedly dumping gallons of water onto the city is a disaster.

It's been positive recently due to the drier air on the right hand of the system but as the center of the LP is back in the gulf now those rain bands are gaining in intensity again, it's rocket fuel.

Even after the "event" rivers will still be breaking their banks for some days down stream.

Good news is the end is in sight, just a long time getting there. The center of the system looks to be moving around 4 - 5 miles an hour. Glacially slow. Will be Wednesday afternoon before Houston, for example, would be totally clear of the extreme rain bands off the Gulf.

Samaris

Yeah, there's various rivers that have "cresting times" over the next day or so that people are watching like hawks because the rivers are full to bursting without it. At least one neighbourhood had to be evacuated to emergency release water from one of the lakes (shades of Cork and Iniscarra a few years back there) because that would flood it.

At least there's an end in sight but god, this will be years in the clean-up.

pilly

RasTa wrote: »

This picture was pretty nuts to see



Had to go viral for them to get rescued.

Jesus H that's atrocious.

pilly

Grayson wrote: »

Dublin's not too bad. It's hilly around it and a lot of buildings are on a higher elevation. Galway would be badly hit by sea rises but thankfully wouldn't get the same storm surges as Dublin.

What about Cork? Flooded at least once a year at the moment.

Biggest lickspittle on boardz

pilly wrote: »

Jesus H that's atrocious.

Good news, they're all safe and sound now. Serious questions will have to be asked as to why management did not evacuate.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6wnz5b/remember_the_pic_of_the_assisted_living_center/

Grayson

pilly wrote: »

What about Cork? Flooded at least once a year at the moment.

Cork floats.


(Sorry, I couldn't help it)

Hande hoche!

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