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    Local officials just issued a mandatory evac for several neighborhoods. Said levees were designed for 100-200 year floods, the one waterway is approaching 800 year level. Water still rising in that area, they're concerned about it going over the levee.

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    BBC reporting 5 dead now. Total expected to rise after roads drain.

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    http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/har...rnd/index.html

    11 trillion gallons of rain, Jesus fucking Christ.

    So happy I told my family to just be out of there. Absolutely no one in Houston took that rain seriously, almost like they all forgot how bad Hurricane Ike was in 2008 with the flooding in some parts.

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    Considering how frequently they occur now, I think we need to start rescaling our "100 year flood" designations for a world with climate change assuming a business-as-usual model.

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    Yes, we do need to take a look at flood designations, but that would require people agreeing that climate change is a thing. We also need to look at how we close roads down here. We're using so many emergency vehicles to block roads to keep stupid people from drowning themselves. Places you literally can't see the road, the guardrails, lane dividers, anything. Multiple cars almost submerged or floating, and these idiots are still trying to drive through.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Byrthnoth View Post
    Considering how frequently they occur now, I think we need to start rescaling our "100 year flood" designations for a world with climate change assuming a business-as-usual model.
    Should also stop paving over every square inch of permeable terrain. But that's none of my business.

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    The terrain in houston isn't very uhm good for soaking in water.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaybar View Post
    Should also stop paving over every square inch of permeable terrain. But that's none of my business.

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    Real question; what happens to all that water? They're saying 25 trillion gallons before the end of it. Flood waters are notoriously filthy, too, on account of washing up all the disgusting stuff in the ground/sewers/rivers/treatment plants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zealot View Post
    Real question; what happens to all that water? They're saying 25 trillion gallons before the end of it. Flood waters are notoriously filthy, too, on account of washing up all the disgusting stuff in the ground/sewers/rivers/treatment plants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zealot View Post
    Real question; what happens to all that water? They're saying 25 trillion gallons before the end of it. Flood waters are notoriously filthy, too, on account of washing up all the disgusting stuff in the ground/sewers/rivers/treatment plants.

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    It flows to the ocean, obviously. Water with no path to the ocean eventually seeps into the water table underground (once it stops raining).

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    Up to 8 deaths due to the storm

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    this isn't directly related to Harvey, but it sums up how I feel about my facebook wall right now just the same.


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    Called one of my engineers for a project (we're scattered all over the US). He finally calls me back days later and I joke "hey man where you been? This isn't like you to ignore me". He laughs and reminds me "well, i do live a ways outside of San Antonio toward Houston. I'm like, oh. right. shit.

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    Not as much of an ass as Joel Osteen.

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    https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/902331820745924610

    Fake news. The guy's a total cunt and shitbird but he's not Hitler.

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    Guess I'm not going down after all, only 1st classes and above from our area so our supervisor is going down but no one else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zealot View Post
    Real question; what happens to all that water? They're saying 25 trillion gallons before the end of it. Flood waters are notoriously filthy, too, on account of washing up all the disgusting stuff in the ground/sewers/rivers/treatment plants.
    It'll eventually flow back out to the ocean once the storm passes/ends. Depending on the topography it might delay a little. It'll need to be pumped out of basements.
    Most off the stuff in the water will go with it, some residue will be left over like rings/scum on a bathtub as the water recedes then what's left evaporates.
    Small debris will flow out, heavier stuff will catch where it will.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zetanio View Post
    https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/902331820745924610

    Fake news. The guy's a total cunt and shitbird but he's not Hitler.
    Sounds less like fake news and more like

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