Comments on: Levee Protection http://www.reyonthehill.com/archives/2009/05/levee-protection.html wit, uncensored; bullshit, glorified. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: reyonthehill http://www.reyonthehill.com/archives/2009/05/levee-protection.html/comment-page-1#comment-3158 reyonthehill Sun, 03 May 2009 00:44:58 +0000 http://www.reyonthehill.com/?p=4402#comment-3158 <a href='#comment-3157' rel="nofollow">@Tim</a> - The low parts of New Orleans should be restored as floodplain, in order to provide buffer to the naturally higher elevated parts of the City. @Tim – The low parts of New Orleans should be restored as floodplain, in order to provide buffer to the naturally higher elevated parts of the City.

]]> By: Tim http://www.reyonthehill.com/archives/2009/05/levee-protection.html/comment-page-1#comment-3157 Tim Sat, 02 May 2009 03:27:10 +0000 http://www.reyonthehill.com/?p=4402#comment-3157 I think you misunderstand the report. You say the city can never be protected even to 1% chance per year storm surge. The National Academies concludes that the city can never be 100% protected. They go on to say that the 1% chance per year standard is inadequate. There's a huge difference in these two statements. The fact is, no one is ever 100% protected from anything. Even common flu shots have the odd bad side effect. The key is to reduce the odds of something bad happening to an acceptable level. In New Orleans, our problem is twofold: we need to improve the perimeter protection because 1% chance per year is way too dangerous, and second, we need to get homeowners to elevate and rebuild smarter than before. It CAN be done; it MUST be done. Thanks for blogging about New Orleans, and peace, Tim I think you misunderstand the report. You say the city can never be protected even to 1% chance per year storm surge. The National Academies concludes that the city can never be 100% protected. They go on to say that the 1% chance per year standard is inadequate.

There’s a huge difference in these two statements. The fact is, no one is ever 100% protected from anything. Even common flu shots have the odd bad side effect. The key is to reduce the odds of something bad happening to an acceptable level.

In New Orleans, our problem is twofold: we need to improve the perimeter protection because 1% chance per year is way too dangerous, and second, we need to get homeowners to elevate and rebuild smarter than before.

It CAN be done; it MUST be done.

Thanks for blogging about New Orleans, and peace,

Tim

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