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Places with equal chance of devastation as Seattle - Part 2
Source info:
| Author: | Harold Asmis |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2015-07-18 15:26:00 |
| Blog: | Ontario-geofish  |
| URL: | http://ontario-geofish.blogspot.com/2015/07/places-with-equal-chance-of-devastation_18.html |
Summary:
So why is almost every city in danger of being wiped out at 1 in 500? That's because everybody and their dog build to living memory, which is about 1 in 100. Thus New Orleans only builds seawalls for Granpappy's Great Storm. They wouldn't get any money to build better. There was this guy who saved a Japanese coastal village by building a 50 foot high seawall. He inspired everybody and gotContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | US | 30.0689 | -89.9314 |
| Japan | JP | 37.4876 | 139.838 |
Keywords:
city, danger, devastation, dog, equal chance, everybody, foot high seawall, Great Storm, guy, Japanese coastal village, memory, money, New Orleans, Places, Seattle, seawalls
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