Re: My Local Newspaper


"a l l y" <> I've been sifting through all the online news videos and stuff
I can find
> about it, having missed the TV news when it was on. It's awful. I never
> realised most of New Orleans was below sea level though. You hear this
> word, "levee" in songs and never stop to think what it means. Why did they
> build a city in such a vulnerable spot? Anyone know the history of the
> place? You'd think (not knowing anything about it!) there would have been
> slightly higher ground somewhere nearby which would have been more
> suitable, but still with access to the sea and the river.
>
> ally
And they are still building on fllod planes over here. Mad! Mad !Mad! If
you check the flood map of the UK my native fens are all below sea level and
will go under one day.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/826674/829803/?version=1&lang=_e
Rex.


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