Tropical Storm Harvey expected to produce 2 feet of rain in Houston: Flooding ongoing in Houston
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apparently they have to do that because if the dam were to break it would cause something similar to a tsunami at least in terms of damage.
apparently they have to do that because if the dam were to break it would cause something similar to a tsunami at least in terms of damage.
This is like some shyt I learned in ethics and the trolley experiment.
Train is barrelling down a track, divert to the right or left?
In the Houston case, they're choosing the "lesser loss" by flooding the homes instead of catastrophic damage for the city
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They're preserving Downtown and the Ship channel but still..folks not being able to go to their homes for 2-3 months? That's rough.
The releasing of those reservoirs are absolutely necessary. That dams are 75 years old and most likely to fail. If they were to fail we would be another New Orleans but on a much grander scale. They have no choice but to release that water.
In regards to the yearly floods this really just started 3 years ago(Memorial Day 2015, Tax Day 2016) and if not for this hurricane we likely would not have had a major flood this year. But in the event of a hurricane what can you do? There is no preparing for it. No city would have been able to handle this much water.
And if it slows down the people moving here then good. City is already over crowded.
a lot of Houston people in this site. Why y'all don't participate in the Houston thread though?
In regards to the yearly floods this really just started 3 years ago(Memorial Day 2015, Tax Day 2016) and if not for this hurricane we likely would not have had a major flood this year. But in the event of a hurricane what can you do? There is no preparing for it. No city would have been able to handle this much water.
And if it slows down the people moving here then good. City is already over crowded.
a lot of Houston people in this site. Why y'all don't participate in the Houston thread though?
The water will be in the reservoirs for two months. NOT THE fukkING HOUSES. These idiots are spreading misinformation.
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Makes more sense..
Especially since ACE Commander said it would take up to three months to empty the reservoirs.
Like seriously, how would water stay in a house for TWO MONTHS? People don't think.
I just read the release and you're right it doesnt say anything about the homes being flooded
