Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoTampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the oneapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkTampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the oneapnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
Edit: Just found this graphic. Tampa could very well be fucked on a Katrina level without any levees breaking.
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·1 day agoLove how you are getting down voted for stating fact
minus-squarehomoludens@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-224 hours agoIt’s probably because of the last sentence. Which technically is a fact (because they obviously think that), but 5m is something at least cities in northern Germany are usually prepared for.
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-221 hours ago5 ft ABOVE the average tsunami is something most cities are prepared for?
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·23 hours agoNobody said 5 m above anything, the original comment was 5 ft above the average tsunami. So 15 ft total which isn’t quite 5 m but it’s close ish.
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·21 hours agoSorry for the typo. Will correct it.
minus-squarehomoludens@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 hours ago the storm surge could be up to 15 feet
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 hours agoSorry about the error of switching from ft to m. But still 5 ft above an average tsunami is a large increase. I’d be surprise if most coastal cities could handle that
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·1 day agoI’m not even sure what I said that was so objectionable, but whatever. It’s fake internet points.
Love how you are getting down voted for stating fact
It’s probably because of the last sentence. Which technically is a fact (because they obviously think that), but 5m is something at least cities in northern Germany are usually prepared for.
5 ft ABOVE the average tsunami is something most cities are prepared for?
Nobody said 5 m above anything, the original comment was 5 ft above the average tsunami. So 15 ft total which isn’t quite 5 m but it’s close ish.
Sorry for the typo. Will correct it.
Sorry about the error of switching from ft to m.
But still 5 ft above an average tsunami is a large increase. I’d be surprise if most coastal cities could handle that
I’m not even sure what I said that was so objectionable, but whatever. It’s fake internet points.