NYCFred
Reged: 01/06/04
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CNN on Hurricanes...
the good news is, I live on the 6th floor....
the bad news is, a 30 ft storm surge will clobber my tomato plants, at the beach.
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I go for the Q-tips.
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Island Visitor
Reged: 12/19/02
Posts: 10396
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Those who have pegged their "credibility" to this year's Armageddon Hurricane Season have to pray for several Cat 5s in the next two and a half months.
As for myself, I would just as soon see clear skies and calm seas.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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the tone of that article..if its the same one I read...was more that we are way overdeveloped along our coastline and that is why it will be a catastrophic event, then that killer storms are coming soon, for whatever reason....killer storms will come whether there is global warming or not...the wildcard here is the robust non stop developing in areas at or below sea level...that is what causes the billion dollar disasters here
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karma is a beautiful thing at times
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JEK
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Reged: 01/20/04
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Loc: Northern Virginia
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the tone of that article..if its the same one I read...was more that we are way overdeveloped along our coastline and that is why it will be a catastrophic event, then that killer storms are coming soon, for whatever reason....killer storms will come whether there is global warming or not...the wildcard here is the robust non stop developing in areas at or below sea level...that is what causes the billion dollar disasters here
Mike has it right. Nice to have the voice of reason actively moderating the board again.
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Carnaval 2009: Mardi 24 Février 2009!!!!
JEK
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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LOL....uh...yeah.... right...sure.....well Im back in Colorado at my desk job again...so stay tuned for a lot more "voice of reason" kaka...
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karma is a beautiful thing at times
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JEK
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Reged: 01/20/04
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Loc: Northern Virginia
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LOL....uh...yeah.... right...sure.....well Im back in Colorado at my desk job again...so stay tuned for a lot more "voice of reason" kaka...
IV and Andy have been running amuck while you have been back East. We crave some adult supervision on this forum. We also crave some island news. Slow time for trip reports.
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Carnaval 2009: Mardi 24 Février 2009!!!!
JEK
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Island Visitor
Reged: 12/19/02
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I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to know that if you build on the coast and hurricanes hit the coast...
R U N
There is no substitute.
As to how to pay for the cleanup of all these future messes, society will have to answer what roll government versus the private sector will play.
Developing...
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Island Visitor
Reged: 12/19/02
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Loc: Retraité
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Miker is correct: Killer storms WILL come just as they always have.
If a killer storm hits an undeveloped shore and no one was there, will it be a killer storm?
No.
The rapid development of all the white sand surrounding our border is a guarantee that what otherwise would be a nonkiller Cat 5 WILL be a killer storm. I think we are all in agreement on that.
My comment was directed toward the hysteria that surrounded last year's storms and how Man Had Caused Them.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15729
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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man certainly didnt cause the storms...he might have contributed to them however....to what degree??...who knows???...but surely you cant pour untold amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere and NOT think there would be some sort of a cause and effect thing happening here on SOME level....unless you're an idiot....
its the rich who are craving property on our shorelines ...so I say....tax and insure the s**t out of them to help pay for the inevitable cleanup...they can afford it.... let them pay dearly and carry the burden for their little oceanview that they cant live without
so much for voice of reason eh>???....LOL
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andynap
Reged: 10/24/02
Posts: 12131
Loc: Philadelphia
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Here in Avalon NJ the homes on the dunes are over 5 million dollars and they keep tearing them down and building bigger ones. There is an uproar and picketing over the proposal by a local Potato Chip magnate who wants to tear down and double the house. What those homeowners don't want to hear is that they are wrecking the dunes and therefore the protection they give when a storm comes. They have been spoiled by no major storms for 25 years. They need a lesson in humility.
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St. Barts- where no day is ever the same and one day is not enough
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Island Visitor
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You two are on a roll. Merci. I'll just grab some lunch real quick because you guys seem to have this thread covered.
Props.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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Here in Avalon NJ the homes on the dunes are over 5 million dollars and they keep tearing them down and building bigger ones. There is an uproar and picketing over the proposal by a local Potato Chip magnate who wants to tear down and double the house. What those homeowners don't want to hear is that they are wrecking the dunes and therefore the protection they give when a storm comes. They have been spoiled by no major storms for 25 years. They need a lesson in humility.
same exact scenario on the Cape....the arrogance is astounding.....the only difference out on the Cape is that someone was wise enough many years ago to sell most of the land which has the really big dunes to the National Park Services..which immediatley keeps the greedy little hands off of that land
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