A reminder that natural disasters aren't taking a break during this time. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/us/michigan-dam-collapse/index.html Thousands evacuate area in Michigan after two dams fail and governor warns one city could see 9 feet of water (CNN)Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for one county after two dams failed in the area -- following heavy rains and flash floods across the state. Both the Edenville and Sanford Dams breached Tuesday night, the governor said in a news release, and urged residents to evacuate the affected areas in Midland County immediately. "If you have a family member or loved one who lives in another part of the state, go there now," she said. "If you don't, go to one of the shelters that have opened across the county." Residents should "seek higher ground" as far east and west of the Tittabawassee River as possible, according to the City of Midland website. "In the next 12 to 15 hours, downtown Midland could be under approximately nine feet of water," Whitmer said in a news conference. "We are anticipating an historic high water level." The National Weather Service in Detroit said on Twitter a Flash Flood Emergency continues in Midland County through 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mark Bone, Chairman of the Midland County Board of Commissioners, said he believes about 3,500 homes and 10,000 people have so far been affected by the evacuation notices. No deaths or injuries have so far been reported, he said. The timing of the dam breaches is especially difficult as officials are trying to take precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as people gather in the shelters that have been set up. Teams are trying to screen individuals being sheltered, Bone said, and emergency response personnel have plenty of personal protective equipment and are wearing masks. He also said there are masks available for everyone going into the shelters. "To go through this in the midst of a global pandemic is almost unthinkable. But we are here, and to the best of our ability we are going to navigate this together," Whitmer said. "So please, to the best of your ability, continue to wear a face covering when you go to a shelter or go stay with a friend or relative." The Michigan National Guard has been activated and is on site with high-water vehicles on the way to the area, according to the governor. The state's emergency operations center has also been fully activated and is responding to the emergency, she said. CNN's Ganesh Setty contributed to this report.
I was reading about this last night and watching some videos -- partial breaches so far and total failure of at least one dam expected soon.
Our dam government needs to get their dam priorities together. We pay our dam taxes, right? We need stronger dam politicians to lead the dam country into a new dam age. It’s a dam shame.
Turns out high-quality Infrastructure, with high-quality care and repair management is important. It feels like most of America was built fast, cheap, with poor management over the years. Recipe for not good.
I'm guessing this dam was on a list that experts forwarded to government officials saying, "you need to allocate funds to getting this repaired, restored, etc." And I'm guessing, like almost always it seems in these instances (the levees in NOLA; the reservoirs in west Houston), it was ignored.
You make some dam good points! Seriously though our infrastructure is in horrible shape. Sorry if this moves my thread to the D&D but I seem to recall some politician promising we would have the best infrastructure. So far I've seen a lot of "Infrastructure weeks" but not a lot of new infrastructure.
Not really debatable that our dam infrastructure is crumbling. Unless it’s a hinderance to commerce, we won’t get any dam money.
I think Wisconsin is vying for that position. https://www.boston25news.com/news/t...1juana-police-say/ZUVA3LCR2NA6HANS4ONM35AYNY/ Wisconsin man admits to mixing his mother’s cremated remains with mar1juana, police say WAUKESHA, Wis. — A Wisconsin couple’s drug bust took a strange turn when one of the suspects told police he cut his product with an unusual substance: his mother’s cremated remains. Austin Schroeder, 26, and his girlfriend, 21-year-old Kaitlin Geiger, 21, each face felony drug charges after a tip led authorities to their apartment, WITI reported. According to a criminal complaint, however, Schroeder told authorities his mother died a little more than one year ago and he mixed some of her ashes with a variety of substances, some of which he ultimately ingested,” WISN reported. The complaint does not specify if Schroeder mixed his mother’s remains with any of the drugs he is accused of selling, the station reported. Geiger told authorities “Schroeder creates drugs with chemicals using a pot on a stove,” WITI reported.
So . . .I am hearing the Dam (or at least one of them) is privately own (not government) So. What is their liability here? Rocket River
Seeing on the news. That Midland, MI is under feet of water and houses are being washed off of their foundations.
That Michigan representative is like it's a once in a 500 year event. Sure. Just like the contaminated water, the Lions, the dying city, and the motor industry depression. Uh. It's all happening under your watch. It's not some coincidence. Get it together lady. Solve these problems before they happen. Dams shouldn't just break.
