XPost: alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian   
   From: someone@somewhere.invalid   
      
   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.   
      
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