Which is where the (water born) river traffic is locate ... what's your point?
- Vote on answer
- posted
11 years ago
OT - Hurricane Sandy damage assistance
Loading thread data ...
- Vote on answer
- posted
11 years ago
Build the warehouses and residences ABOVE the river, not below it. Actually from what's I understood, the oldest part of the city were above the flood, it was the lower 9th ward that went under.
- Vote on answer
- posted
11 years ago
snipped-for-privacy@aol.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
There is no need for all that. What you do need is good sea defenses. Rotterdam is the biggest port (at least according to some measures) and it is largely below sea level. Centrally located for river barge traffic up into Germany and even Basel Switzerland. A new freight railroad was built from Rotterdam to the German Ruhr industrial area. Through an area called Betuwe. Almost totally below the levels of the rivers surrounding the area for 75 to 100 miles east. So this can be done. Costs a lot of money, though.