http://www.mikecosgrave.com/blog2006/?p=463 Life, the Universe and Everything Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:38:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.mikecosgrave.com/blog2006/?p=463&cpage=1#comment-2654 Robert Cosgrave Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:59:41 +0000 http://www.mikecosgrave.com/blog2006/?p=463#comment-2654 2¢ or 2°c? Electrics might be a problem, although I suspect one could make sockets with some kind of rubberised flap. I suspect it's a solved problem in places like Venice that flood more often. I'm sure the Corporation will send a delegation to investigate. Basic stuff like more forestation up the river valley to spread the rain surge load, would help, and I wonder if there is scope for improvement in using the dam to manage risk. A couple of choke points up the river could be created to make sure that non urban floodplains fill up and slow the surge before it hits the city might also be a relatively cheap thing to look at. The engineering behind a tidal power/barrier at Roches Point would be interesting, but that would be a fairly spectacular project, with a spectacular price tag. 2¢ or 2°c?
Electrics might be a problem, although I suspect one could make sockets with some kind of rubberised flap. I suspect it’s a solved problem in places like Venice that flood more often. I’m sure the Corporation will send a delegation to investigate.
Basic stuff like more forestation up the river valley to spread the rain surge load, would help, and I wonder if there is scope for improvement in using the dam to manage risk. A couple of choke points up the river could be created to make sure that non urban floodplains fill up and slow the surge before it hits the city might also be a relatively cheap thing to look at. The engineering behind a tidal power/barrier at Roches Point would be interesting, but that would be a fairly spectacular project, with a spectacular price tag.

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