tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2985087997800658850..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Don't forget New Zealand's plightPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-49342511954897036842011-03-03T05:00:20.658-06:002011-03-03T05:00:20.658-06:00We got a lot of this in the New Orleans area after...We got a lot of this in the New Orleans area after Katrina. The answer here is that until the Mississippi shifts west to Morgan City, New Orleans has to be where it is unless you want to make it unprofitable to export Midwestern grain to the world. There's also the issue of replacing the quarter of America's oil refining facilities which are located nearby. I'm afraid I'm not up enough on New Zealand's geography to say if Christchurch is as irreplaceable for them as New Orleans is for us. I do recall reading that it's been something like 16,000 years since the fault in question last let go. If so, then it might be a safe bet to rebuild once the aftershocks settle down. After all, the Bering Strait was a land bridge the last time this fault let go...Cybrluditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222195374935367060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-88729200338780400852011-02-28T11:37:44.762-06:002011-02-28T11:37:44.762-06:00I wonder about your comments about not building in...I wonder about your comments about not building in unsafe areas. What area is truly safe from floods, tornadoes, fires, earthquakes or other disasters? I live on the east coast of Florida, and we have been impacted by hurricanes. Yes there will be damage over time, but when is the risk considered too great? The upside of hurricanes is that there is time to evacuate in case of a major threat.goodkarma04noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-24561046835855464252011-02-27T18:39:21.807-06:002011-02-27T18:39:21.807-06:00You can't know if there will be a repeat, but ...You can't know if there will be a repeat, but the folks there <b>now</b> need help. Your local Salvation Army website will take donations to help NZ people in their hour of need, <b>AND</b> it's tax deductible. <b><i>Do it.</i></b>FrankCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44452970824225046132011-02-27T09:22:51.374-06:002011-02-27T09:22:51.374-06:00This is a truly sad story, and no really good answ...This is a truly sad story, and no really good answers to the potential for a repeat.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12199119393434061632011-02-27T08:10:04.088-06:002011-02-27T08:10:04.088-06:00Adding geologic insult to injury, as it were, some...Adding geologic insult to injury, as it were, some geologists are worried that this might be a sign that the volcanoes on the peninsula near Christchurch are becoming rather less extinct/dormant than has been assumed.<br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-56340349705819038362011-02-27T00:21:37.937-06:002011-02-27T00:21:37.937-06:00As a Christchurch resident I agree, I am currently...As a Christchurch resident I agree, I am currently thinking seriously about leaving, probably to Australia. The problem with moving the city or moving to other parts of New Zealand is that all of the country is at least as threatened by earthquakes. Take for instance Wellington, the capital, which is literally built right on top of a potentially active fault line.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354009884949042986noreply@blogger.com