The state of the planet's oceans and ice - released 2 days ago. Main highlight for me is... with better model and more data, nearly everything is revised for the worse. The past predictions were a bit too conservative. The report has now also linked hotter planet to more intense, rainier tropical storms - no surprise. People wanting to see new data saying it's not going to be as bad --- it's not happening. https://www.ipcc.ch/2019/09/25/srocc-press-release/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/09/ipcc-sea-level-rise-report/598765/
I would argue with you, but I've found that arguing with religious people about things that effected by their faith is not very fruitful. Let me just say, I'm still comfortable with my statement.
Its nice to live in a small section that hasn't flooded, but the odds of it staying that way aren't good. I think its a matter of time before we see something worse than Harvey and will the city be able to bounce back from it who knows.
Do you mean roads and yards and everything else - like elevate ground level in whole neighborhoods? Or am I misinterpreting? My house was built in 1930 in Montrose about 4 feet in the air on pier and beam. I haven't even been remotely close to flooding ever. The downside is the floors shift and if the shift is big enough, walls get cracks. Also, the floor doesn't feel quite as solid as big concrete slabs
Nope... that would make everything too expensive and price people out of it, moving the land would cost too much. JUST the structures .. won't be the prettiest, even if you're creative in how you cover it up or how it looks, but it guarantee's people a home without the hassle of rebuilding each year. Look at how places in the middle east and asia build islands out of nothing ... yeah, they're expensive and some are sinking, but with houston's engineering minds something similar can be done.
Houston metro area is now all becoming a concrete jungle. More and more and more houses, roads, and pavement, inadequate drainage systems, retaining ponds, and areas for the water to go. Fraud waste and abuse of tax dollars, government aid, and corruption. Builders keep building in areas that have flooded already, people keep repairing damage on unelevated homes, and it will only get worse. What was once land is now concrete. The damage has been done, and unless neighborhoods are bulldozed over and turned into retaining ponds for drainage to flow to, then it will only get worse.
Well people in my family who are evangelicals believe natural disasters happen in places that need to get right with God. So maybe all we need to do is pray a little more and Houston will stop flooding... (Or maybe it’s just because Houston used to be a massive bayou and the entire city is paved in cement... and climate change causing heavier rains and flooding)
A little more expensive but creates a nice space below. Almost bought a house like this when i lived on Galveston bay.
You'll only see that in coastal communities like Galveston , people would find it in bas taste inland. But it's a necessity for a million or so greater Houston residents.
Here in St. Petersburg, new construction or existing construction (if you tear down a certain percentage) had to have the living area a certain height above sea level. Houses are being built where the first floor is garage and you may have 10-15 feet of steps leading up to the front door.
So, the trade off is, a sprawling successful city where most any man can find employment and afford a home and raise a family at the cost of flooding 200,000 of the 5 million once a year, where most damage can be insured and repaired? yeah, 90% of the planet would take that.
