Posted by Goose on February 15, 2017 at 11:04:08 from (70.198.0.6):
In Reply to: Oroville Dam posted by farmerjohn on February 15, 2017 at 09:14:17:
Interestingly enough, a book I'm currently reading compared Galveston, Texas' 1900 hurricane, and how the city responded to the aftermath, with Hurricane Katrina's damage to New Orleans.
In the 1900 hurricane in Galveston, 6,000 people died. After the hurricane, Galveston built a huge sea wall around the city, and actually elevated the city some 10 feet. They lifted entire buildings and filled dirt under them to raise the footage above sea level well above the original average of 4 feet. (I'm sure anyone on this board from Texas knows infinitely more about Galveston's history than I do).
Since Katrina, New Orleans basically has done nothing.
Which city is now best suited to cope with hurricanes?
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