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Sure, but the vast majority of the population on the US's eastern seaboard is living within a few feet of sea level -- the whole point of those cities being the
by jdminhbg 11y ago
Sure, but the vast majority of the population on the US's eastern seaboard is living within a few feet of sea level -- the whole point of those cities being there is there proximity to sea trade routes.
- Retric 11y agoLess than you might think. DC for example is on average 150 feet above sea level. Even NYC is on average 33 feet above sea level. They mostly have to deal with bacements and the subway flooding in major storms. In general flooding is just expencive to deal with so people build there last. This is also why Katerina mostly flooded poor areas.