[meteorite-list] OT: New Orleans blamestorming

From: Pete Pete <rsvp321_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Sep 2 11:26:39 2005
Message-ID: <BAY104-F397ED4EC338B357AAF8E45F8A30_at_phx.gbl>

From: "Chris Peterson" <clp_at_alumni.caltech.edu>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT: New Orleans blamestorming
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:48:24 -0600



>>Of course, the folly of New Orleans is that it is a coastal city built
>>below sea level. Much of the damage caused by Katrina was unrelated to the
>>wind directly, and was produced by flooding. It doesn't much matter what
>>your construction material is when the water rises. The smart thing to do
>>would be simply to abandon the city. With sea levels rising for the next
>>century or longer, large sections of the Gulf Coast and Florida are
>>essentially doomed.<<

Excellent point - this is just the beginning for all ocean coasts.

On that note,

CHEERS!
Pete
Received on Fri 02 Sep 2005 11:26:31 AM PDT