Re:Houston is a sitting duck for the next big hurricane (2016)
by frigen on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @02:54AM
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Someone, at sometime, has previously predicted just about anything and published it, making them appear prescient.
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Re:Houston is a sitting duck for the next big hurricane (2016)
by ghshephard on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @02:56AM
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If you read the article you will see that it entirely failed to predict what just happened in Houston. The article goes on and on about Storm Surges, and building Dikes - neither of which had anything to do with what just happened.
Re:Houston is a sitting duck for the next big hurricane (2016)
by mohene1 on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:29AM
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ghshepard, true. The article focused on seawalls and surges, but still managed to get the damage correct: 600,000 residents effected, $100 Billion in damage, 145 mph winds. Regardless, knowing the effects of the storm -shown through the simulation - there could have been a plan for the ensuing catastrophe, e.g. evacuating the city, relief efforts; which seem ad hoc.