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09/01/2005 11:34:31 PM · #1 |
looky looky
SC Note: this is a large image you're linking to. Not dial-up friendly (but interesting).
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09/01/2005 11:41:15 PM · #2 |
:-(
Thanks for posting that.
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09/01/2005 11:41:22 PM · #3 |
...wow, i was waiting for those satellite photos to be released.
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09/02/2005 12:16:11 AM · #4 |
I didn't even think about these perspectives. Aerials are truly awesome, but when combined with an event like this make it sobering and real.
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09/02/2005 12:49:46 AM · #5 |
Insane- With all the water damage, it seems as if they might have to rebuild the whole city doesn't it?
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09/02/2005 03:23:58 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by brianlh:
Insane- With all the water damage, it seems as if they might have to rebuild the whole city doesn't it? |
that's the bottomline. at this point, anything still standing in water will probably have to come down. water damage is insidious. untreated wood is not meant to be soaked. molds and mildews start growing within 24-48 hours of a water event, and will attack ANYTHING porous (such as paper, rags, wallboard, rotten wood, carpet, drapes, and upholstered furniture). this water damage is NOT the same as that from a leaky tub--this water is CONTAMINATED, and that contamination is soaking into every floor, wall, and ceiling of every room it is touching. what makes it worse is that i'm sure there will be a high percentage of people affected who have no insurance whatsoever...
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09/02/2005 03:28:30 AM · #7 |
Take a close look at the top of the image. There are still boats in the marina. I think I would be on one.
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09/02/2005 03:33:51 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by brianlh:
Insane- With all the water damage, it seems as if they might have to rebuild the whole city doesn't it? |
There has been discussion by some about the wisdom of rebuilding the city in the same place. Aside from the huge amounts of damage, the fact remains that the New Orleans basin is below sea level in a very vulnerable spot. Many former residents and business owners are likely to permanently relocate. Whatever happens, the Big Easy will never be anything like it was before. |
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09/02/2005 09:27:33 AM · #9 |
I know nothing about engineering or building but would it be possible, if the city IS to be rebuilt in any shape, form, or fashion, to utilize the debris and wreckage as landfill to possibly build up the basin before reconstructing anything? I may be completely insane for the thought but at the present time, it seems as if the whole world is grasping at straws to comprehend this calamity anyway so I thought I'd ask.
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09/02/2005 09:40:44 AM · #10 |
I dont think that is a viable thing to do, you need solid ground for foundation, debris, etc. wouldnt provide that....
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09/02/2005 09:47:39 AM · #11 |
What are the surrounding land values? I should think that people who own land that is capable of being reclaimed and re-built upon will want to do that, if the land will be valuable. From photos, I see that there are a number of tower blocks and large community buildings, which will presumably be repairable. The surrounding area will probably recover value as a consequence and people will move back (we have short memories).
I am sure that in places, and where appropriate, the rubble will be flattened and new foundations built over the rubble. But that would only add a few inches here and there, not enough to be useful for flood defense purposes.
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09/02/2005 11:28:51 AM · #12 |
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09/03/2005 03:12:32 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by redinet:
I dont think that is a viable thing to do, you need solid ground for foundation, debris, etc. wouldnt provide that.... |
They do it all the time. It has been done for ever.
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09/04/2005 12:27:07 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by redinet:
I dont think that is a viable thing to do, you need solid ground for foundation, debris, etc. wouldnt provide that.... |
It CAN be done. The land containing Chicago's Grant Park and Millenium Park was reclaimed (claimed is probably a better term, or to put it bluntly, stolen!) from Lake Michigan using the debris from the great Chicago fire of 1871. |
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