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In response to "If I was a betting man. I would not bet on the New Orleans levies holding." by Redmond

they're built to withstand category 2, yes? -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Aug 27 '12, 18:37

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Did they rebuild them better? -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 27, 18:38 23
- I thought that was the baseline. K was Category 3. -- nm - loosilu Aug 27, 18:39 22
  - They weren't built quite right to begin with. - the liioulu with Aug 27, 18:41 8
    - They were built on a budget. It was either that or not rebuild the city. -- nm - Redmond Aug 27, 18:42 7
      - hang on. the levees are built by the ACE, I thought. -- nm - loosilu Aug 27, 18:42 6
        
        They still have a budget -- nm - Redmond Aug 27, 18:43 5
        
        of course, but they're not responsible for rebuilding the city. -- nm - loosilu Aug 27, 18:44 4
        
        Well, you need the first thing before you would spend money on the second -- nm - Redmond Aug 27, 18:49 3
        
        different pools of money. -- nm - loosilu Aug 27, 18:50 2
        
        What I am saying.... If you don't have levies, you can't have a city that is under sea level there -- nm - Redmond Aug 27, 18:51 1
        
        I know what you are saying, but the two things are independent as far as funding. - loosilu Aug 27, 18:54
  - For storm surge yes. This is a very slow mover. It's the rain that is going to get them. - Redmond Aug 27, 18:40 12
    - I thought they could handle rain. storm surge is what they can't handle. -- nm - loosilu Aug 27, 18:42 11
      - The rain is what got them last time. It was the second of the one two punches that caused them to fail. As I understand it -- nm - Redmond Aug 27, 18:43 10
        
        I thought surge. someone should research. I am doing laundry right now and can't. -- nm - loosilu Aug 27, 18:45 2
        
        you ask, i answer. redmond read this - tRuMaN Aug 27, 18:53 1
        
        thank you tru! -- nm - loosilu Aug 27, 18:54
        
        no it wasnt, it was the storm surge that broke the levies, the rain just made it worse. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 27, 18:44 6
        
        I thought they didn't break until day 2 after the storm was out of the area -- nm - Redmond Aug 27, 18:46 4
        
        mostly yes, but if you read the reports, or such - tRuMaN Aug 27, 18:50 1
        
        the official reports say it was surge. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 27, 18:52
        
        The surge washed the footings, whatever, out from under the levees and weakened them. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 27, 18:49
        
        yes, but I believe it was after a day or two of strain after surge. -- nm - loosilu Aug 27, 18:48
        
        It undercut them. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 27, 18:44

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