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> What do people think Florida is going to do? They're already losing their drinking water and they're still in denial. > Build pumps, dikes and create flood p

> What do people think Florida is going to do? They're already losing their drinking water and they're still in denial. > Build pumps, dikes and create flood plains. Just want to point out this approach won't work for Florida (and I'm not implying you said it would). The land in south Florida is porous limestone, and the water will just pass under any dykes you build.

suby 7y ago
Is there a solution that would work for Florida?
- cwbrandsma 7y ago
  Evacuation...or build more homes on stilts. When does Florida become America's Venice?
  - hnarn 7y ago
    > When does Florida become America's Venice? Quite an amusing comparison considering that Venice is commonly seen as an international beacon of sophisticated culture and history, while Florida is... well. I'm not American so I'll leave the rest up to the reader.
    - yazan94 7y ago
      /r/FloridaMan is a pretty accurate depiction of how we view Florida. That and Disney World.
    - paulddraper 7y ago
      > Venice is commonly seen as an international beacon of sophisticated culture and history, while Florida is ...similar in that it is also a top tourist destination.
  - paulddraper 7y ago
    > or build more homes on stilts Indeed there are a number of houses that are built on stilts for flooding purposes. Nowadays that's very uncommon; housing developments often built up the ground enough to mitigate the equivalent flooding risk.
rumanator 7y ago
> Just want to point out this approach won't work for Florida (and I'm not implying you said it would). The land in south Florida is porous limestone, and the water will just pass under any dykes you build. Not a problem. Just drive a sheet pile curtain along the retaining wall to force the flow net through a long enough path that the resistance alone reduces the flow volume. This sort of stuff is covered in civil engineering degrees at graduate or even undergraduate level. Google for sheet pile flow net to get the idea. And by the way, while you claim that Florida is limestone, the Netherlands is just a big old alluvial plain comprised of loose sand.

suby 7y ago

Is there a solution that would work for Florida?

cwbrandsma 7y ago
Evacuation...or build more homes on stilts. When does Florida become America's Venice?
- hnarn 7y ago
  > When does Florida become America's Venice? Quite an amusing comparison considering that Venice is commonly seen as an international beacon of sophisticated culture and history, while Florida is... well. I'm not American so I'll leave the rest up to the reader.
  - yazan94 7y ago
    /r/FloridaMan is a pretty accurate depiction of how we view Florida. That and Disney World.
  - paulddraper 7y ago
    > Venice is commonly seen as an international beacon of sophisticated culture and history, while Florida is ...similar in that it is also a top tourist destination.
- paulddraper 7y ago
  > or build more homes on stilts Indeed there are a number of houses that are built on stilts for flooding purposes. Nowadays that's very uncommon; housing developments often built up the ground enough to mitigate the equivalent flooding risk.

rumanator 7y ago

> Just want to point out this approach won't work for Florida (and I'm not implying you said it would). The land in south Florida is porous limestone, and the water will just pass under any dykes you build. Not a problem. Just drive a sheet pile curtain along the retaining wall to force the flow net through a long enough path that the resistance alone reduces the flow volume. This sort of stuff is covered in civil engineering degrees at graduate or even undergraduate level. Google for sheet pile flow net to get the idea. And by the way, while you claim that Florida is limestone, the Netherlands is just a big old alluvial plain comprised of loose sand.