[QUOTE]A major dam outside Houston has begun overspilling as Storm Harvey pushes the reservoir past capacity, a Texas official says.
Engineers have tried to prevent nearby communities from being inundated by releasing some of the water held by the Addicks dam.
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While spillover would not cause the Addicks dam to fail, it would add more water to the Buffalo Bayou, the main river into the fourth largest city in the US.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41081629[/url]
Here's a map:
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/pYF2zpO.jpg[/img_thumb]
These two reservoirs are expected to overspill. The Addicks is the one to the north. They aren't reservoirs in the traditional sense, they're basically two huge dams that block up flood waters coming into Houston that prevent flooding. Without them, all that flood water would rush into the Buffalo Bayou and into Houston. The problem is, these two dams are up to the brim. There are neighborhoods behind them that are flooding as well. (The army corp of engineers didn't want homes build back there, but they were anyway) They're releasing water into the Bayou at a controlled pace, but it's not fast enough, and the Addicks is expected to have an uncontrolled release until September 20th.
Basically, it's two huge walls that keep water out of the city, and now they're full.
[editline]29th August 2017[/editline]
To the north there are also problem areas. There is a Levee holding back a river that is expected to be overtopped into a neighborhood, as well as two large man made lakes (Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston). Conroe has gone past its banks, and is releasing water into the San Jacinto river at a record pace. Livingston is also releasing record levels of water into the Trinity river. It all adds up to a very wet gulf coast.
Were witnessing the first true effects of global warming on modern civilization and all we can do is regret our mistakes and how blind we've been. They always said we wouldnt act till it was too late, but at this point i doubt we're ever going to act.
At this point how much of Houston is left?
[QUOTE=No Party Hats;52629054]Were witnessing the first true effects of global warming on modern civilization and all we can do is regret our mistakes and how blind we've been. They always said we wouldnt act till it was too late, but at this point i doubt we're ever going to act.[/QUOTE]
There's been a lot of natural disasters previously linked to climate change. This is far from the worst or the first.
My point is that its the first of extrwme circumstances that are affecting major popation hubs. Katrina was obviously a hell of a hit but this is exactly the kinda shit thats been foretold over the last decade and its only gonna get worse.
[QUOTE=Del91;52629066]At this point how much of Houston is left?[/QUOTE]
All of it. We will rebound in no time.
[editline]30th August 2017[/editline]
I don't like linking specific storms to climate change. The facts are these: The ocean is getting warmer. Hurricanes feed off warm oceans. Harvey was able to generate into a large hurricane in a matter of hours after entering the Gulf of Mexico. That is a fact. That alone should concern everyone. The reason Harvey stuck around so long is because of two high pressure systems that would't let it escape the Gulf Coast. Harvey stuck around and dumped record rainfall on the Houston area. Harvey was a very unusual storm, where everything was right for it to be a big, devastating storm for one of the most vulnerable cities. The truth is, whether or not it's caused by man-made climate change is irrelevant. The facts are that these storms are getting worse. You can see this by looking at the historical data. Records are made to be broken, and storms will continue to break records.
Hurricane deaths are preventable with education, preparedness, and proper infrastructure. How many more of these things we have to go through for legislators to see that, I do not know.
A god read: [url]https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-harvey-why-is-it-so-extreme/[/url]
[QUOTE=No Party Hats;52629471]My point is that its the first of extrwme circumstances that are affecting major popation hubs. Katrina was obviously a hell of a hit but this is exactly the kinda shit thats been foretold over the last decade and its only gonna get worse.[/QUOTE]
It's not the first to hit a major hub in the US even... Sandy was pretty bad.
[video=youtube;huX1bmfdkyA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huX1bmfdkyA[/video]
Hopefully this storm will put climate change at the forefront of Texas voters minds though...
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