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- jmchez, on 10/10/2007, -24/+204Only if the LOCAL and STATE governments were to maintain those levees properly. They are there they are the first responders. Expecting the Federal government to come first is not a sound policy, which is why neither Florida, nor Texas plan their emergencies that way.
- Sharky35, on 10/10/2007, -22/+152It's called Natural Selection.
- insomniac8400, on 10/10/2007, -7/+133Thats not the point, the city is built in an emptied lake. Build all the levees you want, that lake is going to fill up.
- ZippidyDoo, on 10/10/2007, -5/+120I'd feel pretty stupid to live below water level next to water.
- TheLoneWolf071, on 10/10/2007, -4/+80no offense, but you don't build a town that is below sea level and surrounded by water and not have everything all proper...
- whataboutdave, on 10/10/2007, -3/+66No, I wouldn't feel safe. So I don't live there. No one is forbidden from living in dangerous places, but that doesn't mean they should be expect other taxpayers to subsidize their risk. What I'm saying is don't move back in New Orleans unless you really like floods. It is all but bound to happen again.
- Boyler360, on 10/10/2007, -7/+67I'd feel safe living there, if i lived on an ark!
- f4nt0m4s, on 10/10/2007, -7/+66Nature: 1
Man: 0
it happens every year...hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, mudslides, volcanoes...what are you gonna do, tell millions of people to get the ***** out? nothing to see here...move along... - merwin, on 10/10/2007, -5/+55Amsterdam, along with many many other cities are dependent on levees. The problem is that we are building them to withstand only a 100 year flood. In the Netherlands, levees are built to withstand a 1250 year flood. The problem is not where it was built, it is how much money is put into a system to withstand natural disasters.
If where it is built is the sole concern, then why do we keep bothering to rebuild Los Angeles after the earthquakes? - spearce, on 10/10/2007, -0/+49what could possibly go wrong?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+49Louisiana's state govt is filled with the most corrupt, incompetent politicians in the entire union (sans federal level), you can't count on them to do ANYTHING.
- spudnic, on 10/10/2007, -1/+29...what exactly do you think natural means?
- donkeyshow, on 10/10/2007, -0/+28Its a TRAP!!!
/a deathtrap - obliviousfool, on 10/10/2007, -4/+31I'd feel better about it if they had taken all the money they were supposed to use to build up the levees and actually built levees with it.
- ChuyMatt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+27Well, I guess the 1953 North Sea Flood does not hold a candle to the issue in New Orleans... Oh wait, Yes, it is VERY simmilar.
Death toll: NL- 1,835
LA- 1,577
Huge areas flooded. A rare storm. Government considered responsable.
The only thing that separates these things is the fact that the NL govt. decided that it would not happen again. Not on their watch, nor on anyone else's: De Deltawerken. They spent time and money to make a dike system that would ensure nothing short of a biblical flood would overtake them.
Our response: the status quo. Our government really hates us. - EochaidRiata, on 10/10/2007, -2/+27The point of the image is whether we should pump billions in Federal funds to rebuild a city built in a dry lake bed. Especially with sea level projected to continue rising for the foreseeable future.
- lesty420, on 10/10/2007, -4/+28Ask the Netherlands if they think its a good idea!
- Evildudetx, on 10/10/2007, -3/+27The people who used to live there need to get over it and let the water back in. Most of what flooded was the old floodplain and it needs to be re-established.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+22Largest flood plane in North America, CHECK.
Dead center of hurricane alley, CHECK.
At or below sea level, CHECK.
No emergency food or water, CHECK.
Buddy Christ bobble head, DOUBLE CHECK.
Time to move, CHECK. - jmontez, on 12/10/2007, -1/+19I love how this image is from Dvorak's blog.
- noahhoward, on 10/10/2007, -4/+22Jesus are you that stupid? It is scrunched horizontally because we don't give a ***** about that dimension we're worried about elevation, not width.
- DietMountainDew, on 10/10/2007, -1/+17Dvorak has a blog?
- spyd3rweb, on 10/10/2007, -10/+26i'd have felt a lot safer if the federal government wouldnt have came in and confiscated peoples guns, ammo, food, and forced them to leave their homes, even if the homes weren't flooded.
- atbnet, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15This was our plan in my engineering class when we were given a project to 'fix' New Orleans. We concluded it would be best to let nature take it's course on NO and try to fill it in to rebuild the delta and the natural barrier it provided from hurricanes. Of course, no one liked our idea, 'What about Mardi Gras?! Where will they live?' etc. It's really just stupid to sink billions into NO when nature is always going to find a way to destroy it.
- MasterThief117, on 10/10/2007, -5/+18HAHA!
Your a jackass. - jimbob3636, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13You want a picture that's 30 miles wide?
- techmaster, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13The French Quarter is above sea level. That's why it didn't flood when the levees broke.
- xero040486, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14Please tell me that was sarcasm...please tell me that there's nobody on Earth who believes that it was Bush and not the CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE.
- Hananda, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11Fair enough, but a series of concrete and earthen levees is nothing compared to the system the Dutch have in place.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+15The state either can not or will not provide the proper funds to maintain them. If the federal government were to give them any money, it would be squandered.
- mb3581, on 10/10/2007, -3/+14http://duggmirror.com/offbeat_news/Would_you_feel_safe_living_here_PIC/neworleansmap.gif
- akira117, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13http://duggmirror.com/offbeat_news/Would_you_feel_safe_living_here_PIC/neworleansmap.gif
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Wow, you certainly have a lot of faith in your government to directly put your health in their hands.
- DwightSchruted3, on 10/10/2007, -5/+15No...some were smart enough to realize this before 2006...but does anyone feel safe living there now?
- Ibox, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11especially since the insurance companies wont insure them, we'll have to pay for their stupid asses again the next time this happens.
- noahhoward, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11What is more valuable, the buildings or the lives of those that live there. The spirit of New Orleans can be moved, there is nothing truly special aboutthe location witht he exception of memories.
- baalzebub, on 10/10/2007, -8/+17Live in New Orleans? = not a chance, i would not even visit...
- spyd3rweb, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11people really need to start thinking ahead before they build towns. dont build in areas that flood yearly, dont build near active volcanos, dont build where a tsunami will wipe your whole island off the map, etc... someone fill in any i missed.
- drbroccoli, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Levees can't repel water of that magnitude!
- Chahrlie5, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11You expect too much from their government.
They have corrupt politicians caught red handed but their crimes swept under the rug because of their like minded black/liberal constituents. And then they reelect Nagan, wow. - marm0t, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Until it sinks into the ocean...
- neuropsychguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Yeah, but in The Netherlands all you have to do i stick your finger in the crack in the levee to save the city. There aren't any little kids who want to do that in New Orleans.
- teh_techie, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9and the plug...
dvorak.org/blog - absolutroot, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7i am not a city planner, but even i know building a city under sea level near a lake, river, and ocean, is a stupid ***** idea, unless built for defensive purposes as a last resort to destroy the city once an enemy takes it, then its ***** brilliant. BTW, this place would also make a very nice little target for terror attacks once the city fills up again. Now, do you have any points to make, or are you you going to flame me too, troll?
- 0crabby0, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8I used to live along the Mississippi River Floodwall.
The house I used to live in and surrounding neigborhood, were not touched by Katrina's floodwaters. - absolutroot, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8dont expect me to pay for the next relief efforts because you idiots didnt learn your lesson the first time.
- pointNumberOne, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I really hope so... The rest of the country shouldn't have to pay for stuff you lose because of something that's obviously going to happen again...
- Ksilebo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I'd imagine insurance companies are going to stop insuring people who live there, or make it massively un-affordable.
- noahhoward, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Since evacuating the city would make too much sense I'm going to go with building the walls. One day airliners will have to spiral in to the airports.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Go read a history book on your state.
FYI I lived there for 6 years (shreveport) and made many friends there, so it is not as if I am just talking out my ass putting down a place I have never been to. -
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