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Not Ruth

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1. I would take the news with a grain of salt

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 11:02 AM

Aug 2017

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Guys..... we may be in big trouble. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 OP

I would take the news with a grain of salt Not Ruth Aug 2017 #1

That op was 2 days ago. Here's their most recent from yesterday. Listen to the news uppityperson Aug 2017 #4

The guard was not activated until Monday Lithos Aug 2017 #23

Just so I am understanding..... dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #47

Your understanding is correct Lithos Aug 2017 #50

Sadly, we can count on the orange FF* to show his loathsome colors about this. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #52

Last night the news said 10 known dead. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #8

This time it's not only the poor and marginalized malaise Aug 2017 #2

I'm in SE Houston. narnian60 Aug 2017 #3

It would be great if after all are safe, we could have an honest discussion... trotsky Aug 2017 #5

agree. mountain grammy Aug 2017 #9

a guest on Rachel said KT2000 Aug 2017 #13

The city planners aren't the problem. Nobody listens to them is the problem. yardwork Aug 2017 #14

yes - it's more complicated KT2000 Aug 2017 #17

Many city planners are doing and saying all the right things. The politicians ignore them. yardwork Aug 2017 #21

I've got a friend like that. INSISTS this has nothing to do with global warming. calimary Aug 2017 #18

So maybe it's not global warming greymattermom Aug 2017 #19

You might have misunderstood my post. Many planners know it's climate change. yardwork Aug 2017 #22

With all due respect, no. And you make a SUPERB point here. calimary Aug 2017 #54

But the right wing is too committed to their ideology. trotsky Aug 2017 #15

+10 Duppers Aug 2017 #33

This is the 3rd serious flood in Houston in several years now. n/t dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #48

Hear hear! defacto7 Aug 2017 #24

Maybe keep messaging it as "infrastructure" Bradical79 Aug 2017 #28

Yep, scientists, meteorologists have been warning about this for years. Duppers Aug 2017 #40

Deregulation and less government is taking a huge hit this week. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #44

The aftermath will be horrific. Locrian Aug 2017 #6

That is what the new FEMA director said..years and years. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #7

No long trips in the forseeable future. Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #10

We have been in trouble for a long time; we just haven't been honest about. alarimer Aug 2017 #11

And the population of the country has exploded FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #12

Geologists, hydrologists and the like have been screaming about it for decades. alarimer Aug 2017 #16

I'm no expert in Native American history, Mr.Bill Aug 2017 #26

I was wondering about that this morning. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #30

When we had a major fire here that destroyed 1,200 homes, Mr.Bill Aug 2017 #32

The Tonkawa, Bidais, Karankawa and Atapkan tribes all inhabited the coastal area LanternWaste Aug 2017 #36

There are plenty of Native American sites on the coast of Florida FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #38

There are huge shell mounds on the gulf coast. trof Aug 2017 #39

Well, a lot of it is the artificial surfaces and development alarimer Aug 2017 #58

Where I live the Payaya Indians inhabited flood plains LeftInTX Aug 2017 #53

Time for the oil companies to take California refineries itsrobert Aug 2017 #20

Yeah, I remember they did that with the power plants in California... hunter Aug 2017 #29

Google Enron and the California blackouts. elehhhhna Aug 2017 #46

The fact is, 50" of rain Mr.Bill Aug 2017 #25

When you think you've seen it all. yallerdawg Aug 2017 #27

that looks practical. pansypoo53219 Aug 2017 #45

My husband has pics like this of his neighborhood from 1967. raven mad Aug 2017 #55

Holy shit!!!! Is this worse than Katrina? Initech Aug 2017 #31

Depends on what factor you are using. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #49

Good coverage available on ABC News livestream from KTRK the Houston ABC affiliate Cognitive_Resonance Aug 2017 #34

Thanks for the map and the description -- it is hard to believe that that whole area has flooding karynnj Aug 2017 #35

All pavement and roofs results in man-made disasters. Impervious surface change (1940-2017) L. Coyote Aug 2017 #37

Wow! Duppers Aug 2017 #41

In the 1940 census, Houston had only 384,500 residents FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #43

Nice graphic. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #51

Back not to long before Obama came in, my county had a flood. Doreen Aug 2017 #42

Texas, we're all with you. raven mad Aug 2017 #56

The big problem in Houston is that they have no zoning regulations. They leave everything up to pnwmom Aug 2017 #57