Re: OT New Orleans worth rebuilding?

Edward M. Kennedy wrote: 
"Jeff Davis" <jd_home@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:c72a7$4315e20d$80a32844$2041@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

This kind of thinking is pretty insane. Not to mention historically
illiterate. Floods have destroyed New Orleans many times. In 1844, 1850,
1858, 1862, 1865, 1867, 1874, and 1882, the levees broke and inundated
the place. The 1927 flood covered 25000 sq miles. (For comparison -- that's about the size of West Virginia, half the size of Iowa, and 3
times the size of New Jersy.

There's going to be a port at the mouth of the Mississippi River. The
country needs one. Currently, the best place for that is New Orleans. If
you've got more adult wisdom on the question, be sure to let people in
responsible positions know.



Google Earth revealed to my inner child that there
is above sea level and available real estate a few
miles upstream.  It already has some port facilities
too.  Yeah it's vulnerable to flooding like any port,
but it's not a below sea level bowl waiting for a
clusterfsck like today.

And lets just ignore the benefits to the delta and
the protection that could provide.


I went to Google Earth and there's levees (and chemical plants) as far upriver as I wanted to go. (Old River Control Structure.) I think the levee system goes up to St. Louis. Wherever you go on that river, there's going to be floods so there's a lot of inconsequential "sweeping the problem into a different corner" involved with replacing a Mississippi river/ocean port. New Orleans became New Orleans for fairly organic reasons. I'm not real sure planners are going to come up with a better site.

Now, you may want to get the gov't out of the business of building and supporting infrastructure. I think Bhutan sees eye to eye with you so there's a place to go.
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