Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-223 hours agoTampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the oneapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1174arrow-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-223 hours agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
Edit: Just found this graphic. Tampa could very well be fucked on a Katrina level without any levees breaking.
minus-squarehomoludenslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-220 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-217 hours ago5 ft ABOVE the average tsunami is something most cities are prepared for?
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 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-down1·17 hours agoSorry for the typo. Will correct it.
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 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
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