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Pick those people up, and move them all to some (unspecified) other part of Texas, built from scratch. It would only cost hundreds of billions of dollars, which might not be much more than trying to rebuild a city that shouldn't have been as big, situated inside flood plains, next to chemical plants or pathogen labs* or leaky refineries.
We know people who live in Houston, but in the usual way, they're either economists or bellringers, who are better off than many of the flood victims.
*The Galveston National Laboratory is, well, in Galveston, but it's nearby. Also shocking, to me. I can't think of anything but the Mighty Storm of 1900 when I hear "Galveston," and I wouldn't have built anything there, modernly. But I'm not in charge
youtube.com/watch?v=eocXA1e6XRM
2/3 of Bangladesh is flooded. I can't even imagine that. Where is George Harrison when we need him?
Byron Rushing, on the likelihood of the Boston area being under water:
"Want to know if you're prone to flooding, get an 1815 map of Boston, your streets not there? Buy an inflatable boat."
Flo and Arthur dismissed my plan to buy an axe to store in the attic, for roof access, as we live at least six miles from any river (Concord, Assabet, Charles, Mystic) and farther from the ocean. And we're on a hill. Still, I am reviewing our homeowners' insurance today, with an eye to flood coverage. I also check the sump pump regularly.
We know people who live in Houston, but in the usual way, they're either economists or bellringers, who are better off than many of the flood victims.
*The Galveston National Laboratory is, well, in Galveston, but it's nearby. Also shocking, to me. I can't think of anything but the Mighty Storm of 1900 when I hear "Galveston," and I wouldn't have built anything there, modernly. But I'm not in charge
youtube.com/watch?v=eocXA1e6XRM
2/3 of Bangladesh is flooded. I can't even imagine that. Where is George Harrison when we need him?
Byron Rushing, on the likelihood of the Boston area being under water:
"Want to know if you're prone to flooding, get an 1815 map of Boston, your streets not there? Buy an inflatable boat."
Flo and Arthur dismissed my plan to buy an axe to store in the attic, for roof access, as we live at least six miles from any river (Concord, Assabet, Charles, Mystic) and farther from the ocean. And we're on a hill. Still, I am reviewing our homeowners' insurance today, with an eye to flood coverage. I also check the sump pump regularly.
