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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year ago storms can rise 15 feet or more above the ordinary sea level
minus-squareGlowstick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoStorm surge levels isn’t the same thing as sea level.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoTechnically correct, but ultimately irrelevant. Storm surge renders properties below the point of sea-rise height uninhabitable. The fact that its temporary doesn’t mitigate the long-term destructive impact it inflicts.
minus-squareGlowstick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoNot irrelevant, it very much depends on the frequency and severity. Katrina Sandy flooded NYC massively, but it’s still extremely inhabited.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago Katrina flooded NYC massively I’m sorry, what?
minus-squareGlowstick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoSandy, not Katrina. 4 to 8 foot flood levels in NYC https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Sandy_in_New_York EDIT Oh yeah, and hurricane Irene just a few years before that too https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Irene_in_New_York
minus-squareMaeve@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI’m sure that’s comforting to the economically underserved that have barriers to contingency plans.
Storm surge levels isn’t the same thing as sea level.
Technically correct, but ultimately irrelevant. Storm surge renders properties below the point of sea-rise height uninhabitable. The fact that its temporary doesn’t mitigate the long-term destructive impact it inflicts.
Not irrelevant, it very much depends on the frequency and severity.
KatrinaSandy flooded NYC massively, but it’s still extremely inhabited.I’m sorry, what?
Sandy, not Katrina. 4 to 8 foot flood levels in NYC
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Sandy_in_New_York
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Oh yeah, and hurricane Irene just a few years before that too
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Irene_in_New_York
I’m sure that’s comforting to the economically underserved that have barriers to contingency plans.