tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post3022918110881898509..comments2024-03-27T14:03:14.775+00:00Comments on Captain JP's log: Two Views of the Thames BarrierJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475536270807856327noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-52286096739853250402010-05-18T19:57:59.480+00:002010-05-18T19:57:59.480+00:00With the estimate of one bad flood costing London ...With the estimate of one bad flood costing London £ 13 billion I'm pretty sure it has paid for itself already!<br /><br />One worrying thought is that as sea levels are rising faster than forecast when it was built there is already talk of needing a new one!<br /><br />....but not until 2060 :)JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749223049615363296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-7852910021351319322010-05-18T01:20:31.273+00:002010-05-18T01:20:31.273+00:00Bonnie: Chances are a set of barriers would offse...Bonnie: Chances are a set of barriers would offset the cost of one major hurricane. But too often politicians are not as reasonable and logical as you and me.<br /><br />JP: The first thing I thought of when I saw the first image was definitely Sydney!Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-35156300466696110432010-05-17T23:20:43.440+00:002010-05-17T23:20:43.440+00:00Interesting!
I've now heard a couple of peop...Interesting! <br /><br />I've now heard a couple of people here in NYC saying we should have something like this, possibly at the Verrazano Narrows. Actually seems like you might need 3 (1 at the Narrows, one at Throg's Neck & one at the Raritan Bay end of the Arthur Kill), and you'd still have a fair bit of coastline left, well, high and dry, which is to say low and wet. <br /><br />It would cost a lot, but we are on the hurricane track & statistically past due. <br /><br />Wonder if a set of barriers would pay for itself in averted damages in one hurricane with a storm surge at high water? <br /><br />brrrr.bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.com