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How to cope with flooding (or Global Warming)
Get a house that floats.
"Venice may soon be sharing its "Floating City" moniker thanks to a research project developing "amphibian houses" that are designed to float in the event of a flood. " http://www.gizmag.com/floatec-floati...project/19670/ See, that wasn't so hard. |
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How to cope with flooding (or Global Warming)
HeyBub wrote:
Get a house that floats. "Venice may soon be sharing its "Floating City" moniker thanks to a research project developing "amphibian houses" that are designed to float in the event of a flood. " http://www.gizmag.com/floatec-floati...project/19670/ See, that wasn't so hard. I always thought that would be a good use for old "upgraded" floating homes in Seattle. Move them to the flood plains. |
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On Sep 6, 10:57*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Get a house that floats. "Venice may soon be sharing its "Floating City" moniker thanks to a research project developing "amphibian houses" that are designed to float in the event of a flood. " http://www.gizmag.com/floatec-floati...project/19670/ See, that wasn't so hard. They have had them fordecades in Holland. http://inhabitat.com/dutch-floating-...y-duravermeer/ |
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How to cope with flooding (or Global Warming)
On 9/6/2011 4:34 PM, harry wrote:
On Sep 6, 10:57 am, wrote: Get a house that floats. "Venice may soon be sharing its "Floating City" moniker thanks to a research project developing "amphibian houses" that are designed to float in the event of a flood. " http://www.gizmag.com/floatec-floati...project/19670/ They have had them fordecades in Holland. http://inhabitat.com/dutch-floating-...y-duravermeer/ Same in the US: http://www.harborsiderentals.com/ima...boat%20246.jpg -- Jack Add Life to your Days not Days to your Life. http://jbstein.com |
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How to cope with flooding (or Global Warming)
On 9/11/2011 11:29 AM, Jack Stein wrote:
On 9/6/2011 4:34 PM, harry wrote: On Sep 6, 10:57 am, wrote: Get a house that floats. "Venice may soon be sharing its "Floating City" moniker thanks to a research project developing "amphibian houses" that are designed to float in the event of a flood. " http://www.gizmag.com/floatec-floati...project/19670/ They have had them fordecades in Holland. http://inhabitat.com/dutch-floating-...y-duravermeer/ Same in the US: http://www.harborsiderentals.com/ima...boat%20246.jpg Lake Travis. :-) |
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