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> So can the humble oysters really save New York City from flooding? “No, they can’t, “ says Pete Malinowski, the founder of the project...
by koheripbal 4y ago
> So can the humble oysters really save New York City from flooding?
“No, they can’t, “ says Pete Malinowski, the founder of the project...
- rcme 4y ago“But they’re a critical part of the many different interventions that need to happen.”
- xienze 4y agoHow come probably the most important intervention, building sea walls around Manhattan et al, isn't happening?
- cryptoz 4y agoI've long thought that eventually the SF Bay will be dammed, with locks, etc, at golden gate.
- sumtechguy 4y agoThere is a museum in SF that shows exactly what would happen if that were to happen. It was proposed in the early 20th century. The conclusions from those experiments they did was it does not end well for most of the bay area if that happens.
- cryptoz 4y agoWell, sea level rise from climate change isn't gonna end well for most of the bay area either.
- dendrite9 4y agoIf you're ever in the area check out the US army Corp of Engineer's Bay Area hydraulic model. It was built 70 years ago to simulate the effects of one such proposal. https://www.watereducation.org/aquapedia/san-francisco-bay-model https://www.watereducation.org/aquapedia/san-francisco-bay-m...
- rhaway84773 4y agoIt is happening. Manhattan is raising the heights of its circumference land.
- more_corn 4y agoOysters are arguably more effective than sea walls.
- inkcapmushroom 4y ago>"No, they can..."