Re: Hurricane Katrina

Peter Duncanson <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 15:30:34 +0100, Charles Francis
> <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >In message <dfcj6l$117$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim Webster
> ><Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> >>will they rebuild New Orleans? or move it and rebuild somewhere else?
> >>what are people saying so far. Strikes me that it is a damned silly
> >>place to build a city
> >>
> >Yeah, they should have put Boscastle somewhere else too.
> >
> They still should. Building a village on the bed a storm drain is not
> sensible.

um. As I understand it, the Boscastle flood was not predictable in the
sense of a 1:25 or 1:50 year event. If enough water fell in the
catchment it was bound to happen, but to get enough water required a
heavy storm to remain stationery for a considerable period. Why not
condemn Carlisle, or Northampton (any other settlement on a floodplain)
or, indeed, the Fens?

regards
sarah


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