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Harris County Flood Control District claims three 500 year floods the past three years. That this is by far the worst of the three, doesn't make 500 year floods
by cmurf 9y ago
Harris County Flood Control District claims three 500 year floods the past three years. That this is by far the worst of the three, doesn't make 500 year floods in Houston "black swan" events. Their own web site makes it sound worse than I am.
https://www.hcfcd.org/flooding-floodplains/harris-countys-flooding-history/ https://www.hcfcd.org/flooding-floodplains/harris-countys-fl...
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- kthejoker2 9y agoThose aren't "claims", those are based on the historical record of the floodplain here. And those floods are a reflection of huge weather events not poor planning on the city's part. And that site is only talking about the typical spot flooding that Houston is prone to which causes (again) a slightly inflated risk pool. You're way overstating your case here.
- kthejoker2 9y agoAnd yes, 3 500 year floods in 3 years qualifies as a black swan. There are simply no models that predicted this.