XPost: alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian   
   From: lunch@nofreelunch.us   
      
   On Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:24 -0400, MarkA    
   wrote in alt.atheism:   
      
   >On Sun, 19 May 2013 11:28:58 -0500, Free Lunch wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sun, 19 May 2013 09:08:36 -0700, linuxgal    
   >> wrote in alt.atheism:   
   >>   
   >>>Surfer wrote:   
   >>>> Yes. Now that Manhatten has been flooded with sea water during a storm   
   >>>> surge, what is the risk of that happening again and what is the risk   
   >>>> of it being worse next time?   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>Manhattan used to be a swamp, it's constantly in danger of flooding with   
   >>>or without a storm surge.  There's a vast infrastructure of pumps under   
   >>>the city.   
   >>   
   >> There is certainly landfill in areas of Manhattan (e.g. Battery Park and   
   >> Battery Park City), but most of it is on rocks well above sea level. The   
   >> problem is that Wall Street buildings are built down below sea level.   
   >   
   >When Galveston, TX was destroyed by a hurricane in 1900, they re-built the   
   >city - after raising it 10 feet.  The few buildings that were still   
   >standing were lifted on jacks, and earth was filled in under them.   
   >Manhattan is a bit larger, and heavier, but, as sea levels inevitably   
   >rise, it might be a solution to consider.   
      
   How do you jack up a 40-story tower with five basement levels?   
      
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