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Actually, MOGal is right, including in the case of the Atchafalaya. The Mississippi has been trying to join up with the Atchafalaya for years and the ACOE has been stopping it. It would be interesting to see how the flood would behave if humans didn't try to tame the river.
I also think it's a crock that farmers are trying to sue for their flooded farmland. Do they not understand why their land is fertile to begin with?
I also think it's a crock that farmers are trying to sue for their flooded farmland. Do they not understand why their land is fertile to begin with?
You do realize that you are speaking of the Birds Point Spillway in South East Missouri, not the Morganza, right?
Thats a completely different issue.
The SE Mo farmers didnt even get a chance to get their equipment, and in one case, a barn cat with newborn kittens, out of harms way.
You do realize that you are speaking of the Birds Point Spillway in South East Missouri, not the Morganza, right?
Thats a completely different issue.
The SE Mo farmers didnt even get a chance to get their equipment, and in one case, a barn cat with newborn kittens, out of harms way.
Yes, I do realize that. And they did have warning, and a chance to get their equipment out. If they chose not to, that is their decision. I don't ever like to see animals die, or people's farms and possessions destroyed, but that's a chance you take living along the river, especially in an area that is designated as a floodway. Hopefully it won't happen again for another lifetime!
Yes, I do realize that. And they did have warning, and a chance to get their equipment out. If they chose not to, that is their decision. I don't ever like to see animals die, or people's farms and possessions destroyed, but that's a chance you take living along the river, especially in an area that is designated as a floodway. Hopefully it won't happen again for another lifetime!
While I agree with most of your point, no, they didnt have time to get everything out.
From the time the initial lawsuit was struck down, to the time the Corps blew the levee, was a matter of a few days.
Some of those farms are quite large, with a lot of equipment, and it takes quite awhile to move all that stuff.
I'm from the area, and have been following the story very closely.
My own families farm was flooded out, not due to the blast, but due to neglect of the levees along the Black and St Francis Rivers in Butler County, Missouri.
Here is a link to the Cape Girardeau paper flood section, you might find some of the stories contained in it interesting. seMissourian.com: Flood 2011
well I have provided links to 1 peer reviewed paper that also discusses an additional 2 peer reviewed paper....
and i have provided links to the work of a PHD who is one of the top scientists in the field of Tropical Cyclones....
His work is open source and not challenged by any scientists of any AGW persuasion that I have ever heard of....
so i have provided what you prefer and it proves you are wrong....
Science is funny that way.
I am having fun doing science with you! LOL!
Doing "science" with facts and statistics is a no-no....as is any peer-reviewed study that debunks the alarmist's agenda.
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well, that falls into the age old reality. You can always make a sure bet. If a liberal has accused a conservative of something, it is a 100% chance the liberal is actually the one doing it.
I'm going to just make an assumption you are being facetious, and give you the benefit of the doubt for once.
I would much rather have "global warming" than "global colding". What can you grow in cold? Nothing.
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