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Seems to me that they would be highly vulnerable to a hurricane (or tsunami). There is no redundancy in such a concentrated piece of land. Puerto Rico was (mo
by 21 8y ago
Seems to me that they would be highly vulnerable to a hurricane (or tsunami).
There is no redundancy in such a concentrated piece of land.
Puerto Rico was (more or less) helped by the US government. Who will help these people?
- scotty79 8y agoWhy tsunami?
- 21 8y agoWhat do you mean? A low lying island is vulnerable to a possible tsunami, like an earthquake-generated one.
- whatshisface 8y agoIt's not really an island, it's a boat. It would rise and fall with the sea unless the waves got too choppy.
- scotty79 8y agoI think this article is a bit confusing. They talk about floating cities but then they mention building 300 houses on an island in French Polinesia.
- CyberDildonics 8y agoWhy is it that something like this brings people to act like it has all sort of unique problems that haven't been confronted dozens of times already? How does French Polynesia deal with tsunamis? They have an alarm system and advise people to get to high ground. On something like this, since it is all construction, you could also build barriers around it to minimize a tsunami.
- 21 8y agoI wasn't worry about the people, presumably in this day and age they would have ample warnings. But who will pay for the cleanup operation, if there is no nation state to fall back to?
- CyberDildonics 8y agoWhy would it be devastated if it was designed for it in the first place? Why is it that you think tsunamis destroy every country they hit? French Polynesia has actually been hit by tsunamis before, you just don't hear about it because it isn't eventful. Also Puerto Rico was hit by a strong hurricane, not a tsunami. It was also already 100 Billion dollars in debt and had recently defaulted. Also how do you think neighborhoods of 300 houses already deal with natural disasters? Do you think their only option is to rely on aid from a 'nation state'? They get insurance. It may be a far out idea with many problems that would have to be accounted for but lets use our very best judgement.
- DennisP 8y agoHurricanes are a challenge but if you're not close to shore, tsunamis are barely noticeable.