Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-228 days agoTampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the oneapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1192arrow-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-228 days agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
Edit: Just found this graphic. Tampa could very well be fucked on a Katrina level without any levees breaking.
minus-squarehomoludens@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-228 days 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-228 days ago5 ft ABOVE the average tsunami is something most cities are prepared for?
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·28 days 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-down1·28 days agoSorry for the typo. Will correct it.
minus-squarehomoludens@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·28 days ago the storm surge could be up to 15 feet
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·28 days 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