I didn't read about that....just concerned for all y'all.......my half brother lived down there all his life...he passed away recently but I have friends in Texas..no one is in danger so far...again MM...I hope you're safe.
He's saying that it's not insurance when you're living in a place relatively guaranteed to be flooded and only the government could sell a losing product like that. Are homes on flood plains generally cheaper? I would assume so, but not living in such an area, I don't know. If they are, then presumably the people there can't just choose to live somewhere safer (because they can't afford it), so that probably is an example where the government should be involved in "insuring" (or guaranteeing, or whatever term you want to use) people's homes.
The government should be involved in prohibiting building in floodplains. Of course that will never happen in Texas, because freedom. barfo
It wouldnt dissipate before hitting Maine. It would pass right over the gulf stream which would supply it with warm enough water, and storms usually speed up when they head north. Irma would be the perfect recipe for a Cat 3 landfall in Maine.
Exactly what I was talking about earlier. Harvey was just the warmup. Irma won't receive fast enough to miss the United States. It's already on a latitude even with Texas and Florida with a ridge to its north. Never seen a storm so far out that is so likely to make a US landfall as a major hurricane.
Our meteorologists down here say it's to soon to tell, but with a high front coming down from the north, it should push Irma east and avoid land fall. That's what they ste saying anyway
As for warmup,what made Harvey so devastating was it's lack of speed. It hit land as a category 4, and then pretty much stopped. It was a 1000 year storm, according to the news
Playing devils advocate for a moment... So people built houses in Areas where it is a flood zone so dangerous they can't get flood insurance, but they built the houses in those zones anyhow and now expect others to pay for the damage???? Hmmmmmmmm
I considered that, but assuming that it's a source of low-cost housing, that could be a problem for people who can't afford homes elsewhere. Maybe it's still the right course of action, I don't know. And if floodplain housing isn't cheaper, then yeah, it probably shouldn't be built at all.
While this isn't true for some parts, at least there's some good news already. http://abcnews.go.com/US/houston-begins-assess-hurricane-harveys-trail-devastation/story?id=49536088 Houston is now 'mostly dry' following historic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey, mayor says
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-08-31-20-43-46 WHITE HOUSE READIES $5.9B REQUEST FOR HARVEY RECOVERY AID WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is preparing an initial $5.9 billion package in Harvey aid, a first down payment to ensure recovery efforts over the next few weeks are adequately funded. The Trump proposal, which is being finalized pending White House consultations with key Republicans, is likely to be just a fraction of an eventual Harvey recovery package that could rival the $100-billion-plus in taxpayer-financed help for victims of 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/01/gas...ore-gains-expected-for-labor-day-weekend.html Gas prices skyrocket, with more gains expected for Labor Day weekend
