Lack of oversight means land was not developed correctly to allow for necessary water displacement
Houston has the climate of Florida now
Look at any Florida city from a satellite photo and then look at Houston
Where are the retention ponds?
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Lack of oversight means land was not developed correctly to allow for necessary water displacement
Houston has the climate of Florida now
Look at any Florida city from a satellite photo and then look at Houston
Where are the retention ponds?
by Anonymous | reply 16 | May 4, 2024 12:35 AM |
That she drowned in the bathtub was well covered.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 3, 2024 2:17 PM |
R1
If only Whitney Houston had a pussy as dry as Joan Rivers’
It would have sucked up all the water and she would be alive today
by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 3, 2024 2:23 PM |
[quote]Where are the retention ponds?
What, you want the Texas state government to have zoning and job-killing regulations to require developers to flood-proof their communities? That's communism!
by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 3, 2024 2:25 PM |
I'm so sorry, OP. I just saw an article in the WaPo that shows cities where the sea water is rising, and I was shocked by how bad this problem is in TX. Houston is supposed to be a wonderful town. I hope they can find an answer soon.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 3, 2024 2:28 PM |
I lived on the north side of Houston in the 90's. Even then, the problem was evident. The house that I lived in flooded twice as did several other homes in the neighborhood. Most have since been torn down. The city and surrounding areas have been over developing what is essentially swampland with full knowledge it is a stupid idea. I don't know what is more infuriating - the greedy cities and developers who build in unstable areas or the insurers (including the federal flood insurance program) that insures such developments.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 3, 2024 2:34 PM |
The Federal flood insurance program should declare that it will no longer cover homes built in known flood zones (and since that encompasses most of the coastal South, so be it).
by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 3, 2024 2:39 PM |
Orlando
And Orlando isn’t that exposed to hurricanes
by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 3, 2024 2:41 PM |
I think southeast Texas was just “dry” enough that they thought they could get away without building retention ponds, while Florida was always waterlogged so it could not be built without them
But they did not predict climate change and a monsoon climate more similar to Florida.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 3, 2024 2:44 PM |
My husband’s BFF’s father was a druggie and crooked lawyer. He got disbarred in NY and was disgraced, so he moved to Houston in1980s … suddenly, he was rich. There was a “real estate boom” and he “got in on the ground floor.” Traveled around via helicopter like JR fucking Ewing. Goes from completely busted, down & out, disbarred disgrace in NY to top o’ the world in Houston. Then died of AIDS.
I’m sure he had something to do with building communities in unprotected flood zones.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 3, 2024 2:53 PM |
[quote]But they did not predict climate change
They've been predicting climate change since the 1970s, but when you poo-poo the science...
FAFO. Too bad, Texas: live with it (and don't even think about turning to the Federal government for assistance; as Texans are fond of saying, stand on your own two feet).
by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 3, 2024 3:11 PM |
When you spend more time denying climate change and attacking gay people than you do on infrastructure and disaster planning, this is what happens.
Excuse me, the microwave popcorn just beeped.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 3, 2024 3:12 PM |
Looks bad on the news.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 3, 2024 11:04 PM |
Thoughts and prayers.
I’ll bet you $50 Ted Cruz has his tickets already booked ahead of the impending flood.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | May 3, 2024 11:07 PM |
Contact your representatives
by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 4, 2024 12:13 AM |
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