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ZapRoffo
United States5544 Posts
On October 31 2012 01:46 heliusx wrote: I see, I was under the impression that the flooding last year was pretty bad also. Nah last year was really nothing, this one was magnitudes worse. But with climate change it's probable the frequency of storms like this will increase a bit. | ||
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AirbladeOrange
United States2573 Posts
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czylu
477 Posts
On October 31 2012 01:53 ZapRoffo wrote: Nah last year was really nothing, this one was magnitudes worse. But with climate change it's probable the frequency of storms like this will increase a bit. The one last year didn't have flooding. It was actually quite a harmless snow storm if it weren't for the fact the trees still had leaves and collapsed based on the weight of the snow. Sandy had winds that knocked out the trees and drove water into the streets. | ||
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Sparkman
United States60 Posts
 I want to go outside and exercise!!!! | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
On October 31 2012 00:01 MattBarry wrote: Americans only unite when we're at war basically. Like, people the north shore hate the people from the south shore in southeastern louisiana, but we're one in the same when we hate the north Louisiana people together, and then we hate Mississippi together as a state, but the south hates the north together which unites the south, and the country hates the middle east together. Unity through hatred. lol what was all this crap? It's not "Americans" that hate each other. It's teenagers on the internet being 2deep2edgy. | ||
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farvacola
United States18839 Posts
On October 31 2012 02:36 Probe1 wrote: lol what was all this crap? It's not "Americans" that hate each other. It's teenagers on the internet being 2deep2edgy. Who knew Ludacris could act? | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6168 Posts
On October 31 2012 02:27 czylu wrote: The one last year didn't have flooding. It was actually quite a harmless snow storm if it weren't for the fact the trees still had leaves and collapsed based on the weight of the snow. Sandy had winds that knocked out the trees and drove water into the streets. The major flooding from Irene was further north and east, in Mass, NH, Vermont, and Maine iirc. It was bad, it just wasn't in NYC. The ground up there doesn't soak up water quite the same way it does elsewhere. Then again, with the amount of paving, underground building, and extensive underground systems, I don't know that the ground in NYC soaks up water at all - most of the skyscrapers are anchored into bedrock. Oh, someone said something about "having infrastructure below ground" and being hurricane proof - I live in Florida. A lot of the new power lines are going in underground, because it means fewer power outages due to downed trees. There is actually a fair amount of infrastructure here underground - it's just that the vast majority of it is storm drains that were designed to handle large amounts of rain that can occur in a very short period. Categories are scientific ways of defining a storm - just because a Cat 1 would have minimal impact in much of Florida doesn't mean that a Tropical Storm hitting a far more populous location that is historically unprepared for the event wouldn't cause more significant damage. (Kind of like, which does more damage - an F5 tornado in a Kansas corn field or an F1 tornado in Times Square?) | ||
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Demicore
France503 Posts
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tofucake
Hyrule19161 Posts
both of you relax and stay on topic please | ||
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bK-
United States326 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32091 Posts
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Nausea
Sweden807 Posts
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Risen
United States7927 Posts
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NotSorry
United States6722 Posts
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NotSorry
United States6722 Posts
On October 31 2012 03:49 Nausea wrote: I bet if Obama handles this well he will win the election big, if he handles it poorly he will lose surprisingly big. Yea how this gets handled could have a massive effect on how the election swings, if I was Obama I would ride in there personally on the roof of a tank followed by a caravan of military trucks full of food and medical supplies. | ||
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Zoltan
United States656 Posts
. I rode the storm out at a friends in Jackson, and it looks like some of my friends lost their houses. I'm just happy everyone is alive. | ||
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Zoltan
United States656 Posts
On October 31 2012 03:49 Nausea wrote: I bet if Obama handles this well he will win the election big, if he handles it poorly he will lose surprisingly big. I read that the dude that bush had handling FEMA said that obama "responded too quickly" He forgot to finish that sentence ..."'cause you are making me look like shit" | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
looks like a lot of flooding from the images. Any estimates for damages yet? | ||
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Praetorial
United States4241 Posts
On October 31 2012 03:49 Nausea wrote: I bet if Obama handles this well he will win the election big, if he handles it poorly he will lose surprisingly big. I think he wins MA has downed power lines, nothing major. | ||
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farvacola
United States18839 Posts
On October 31 2012 04:06 Zoltan wrote: I live right outside Atlantic City, looks like im going to have to rebuild my business from the ground up because of this storm, as 80% of my business happens on NJ's southern barrier islands (I do termite work for real estate agents). Serious problems for me . I rode the storm out at a friends in Jackson, and it looks like some of my friends lost their houses. I'm just happy everyone is alive. I'm sorry to hear about your plight; luckily, reconstruction projects are likely going to need termite work! | ||
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