On 19 Jul 2012 17:13:34 GMT, Han wrote:

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On 19 Jul 2012 11:40:03 GMT, Han wrote:

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On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:55:13 -0500, -MIKE-
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On 7/18/12 6:37 PM, Leon wrote:
Has any one considered lately that cleaning up the atmosphere
allows more sun light to reach the surface of the earth???
Stronger hurricanes because there is more warming of the oceans.
How is that better???


Some areas get most of their groundwater replenished and most of
their yearly rainfall from hurricanes. How is that *not* better?
Maybe the answer is to quit building human habitation in areas below
sea level. I'm sorry, but I have little to no sympathy for those in
New Orleans who were warned generation after generation to get the
F#@k out of the area because there are hurricanes every year. That's
a big f-n "DUH!" in anyone's book except those who think other
people and the government is responsible for solving their own
problems.

When barges are seen going by *above* people's heads, it tell me
that it's not where I want to live. Then there's Holland.

Indeed. There is Holland. Where they (mostly, but not always) manage
to keep the water where it is useful. Look up Wageningen on a map.
It is more or less in the middle of the country, on an arm of the
Rhine. Where I grew up the elevation was 66ft above normalized
sealevel, at the foot of Wageningen Mountain (el 166ft, no kidding!).
A lot is being spent, and has been spent to keep water in place, and
it is really not unusual to see ships/boats come by at higher levels
than the land. Years ago there was danger of flooding from
exceptionally high river water levels, and some areas were flooded
(can't find reference right away). My Dad inquired what would happen
if the Rhine dike would fail, and was informed that much of Wageningen
would get at least wet feet, if not more. However the flood would
stop some 150 yards from his house ...

Wageningen will celebrate 750 years as a "city" next June ...

No thanks. I'd sooner live in NOLA than Holland. Neither is bloody
likely.

LOL
Neither is likely for me as well, but I'd rather visit Holland than NOLA

Sorry, Han, I'm not into dykes.