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minus-square@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•5 months 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-square@Glowstick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-25 months agoNot irrelevant, it very much depends on the frequency and severity. Katrina Sandy flooded NYC massively, but it’s still extremely inhabited.
minus-square@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•5 months ago Katrina flooded NYC massively I’m sorry, what?
minus-square@Glowstick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-25 months 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
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