ur thinking about teh wrong side of the problem. You can't stop cat4's, only minimize the damage they cause.

for sure. the reports say the levee's were designed for a strong cat3.

point is, assuming they spend 5 years rebuilding it all.

it could happen again. was only a matter of time before it happened in the first place.

just trying to say it with tact.

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Maybe they can rebuild the downtown as it is including the french quarter since it is largely intact with a wall around it. Then you knock down the homes that are all destroyed anyways, build up the land above sea level and then rebuild. That was probably the biggest problem, being below sea level.

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil Maybe they can rebuild the downtown as it is including the french quarter since it is largely intact with a wall around it. Then you knock down the homes that are all destroyed anyways, build up the land above sea level and then rebuild. That was probably the biggest problem, being below sea level.

it would make sense, if it's feasable.

or become Venice #2.

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i think there will be another hurricane that complicates relief efforts in the next month. i know it's a negative thought, but the hurricane season is far from over.

but i think that if they are going to rebuild, our government should talk to the dutch cause if there is any country who knows about living below sea level, it's them.

badbadneil: how would they build the rest of the city above sea level? are you assuming they could just raze the buildings and just fill it up with garbage, Staten Island-style?

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Originally posted by butterfly but i think that if they are going to rebuild, our government should talk to the dutch cause if there is any country who knows about living below sea level, it's them.

good call m.

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New Orleans was quite an old city. Some of the buildings that qwere devestated were over 200 years old. Surely this was part of the problem?

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Originally posted by tribu New Orleans was quite an old city. Some of the buildings that qwere devestated were over 200 years old. Surely this was part of the problem?

fo sho. i mean of course when they rebuild, modern structures will be built that can withstand cat4s and possibly cat5s.

but it's getting around (or above, rather) the sea level problem that's the real dilemma.

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Originally posted by Phil raa or become Venice #2.

I see where you coming from, but does venice experience hurricanes... I doubt it.

what damage was done by the wind itself to the major buildings....i'm under half the impression that the buildings which caught the most damage from the wind itself were the mobile homes and 'cheap' ones...

damage like that will never be avoided ever, you're always gonna have portacabin houses.

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yah, i don't think that a comparison to venice is correct, simply bc venice is a shitload of sinking islands with pretty temperate weather- as opposed to NO, which is basically a city sitting in an empty inground pool that's experiencing extreme weather.

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