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This comment reminds me a bit of people saying that Y2K must have been way overhyped because nothing bad actually happened. Ordinary people spent money stocking
by burkaman 3y ago
This comment reminds me a bit of people saying that Y2K must have been way overhyped because nothing bad actually happened. Ordinary people spent money stocking up on bottled water, the Army Corps of Engineers spent a ton of money and effort dredging the river and shipping in barges of fresh water. It wasn't a disaster, because people prepared relatively well, but having to mitigate a potential disaster is itself a pretty big problem.
> it doesn't seem to be the 'emergency' that media is trying to make it out as
I haven't seen any exaggerated coverage. If you're seeing the word "emergency" that's because the governor requested a state of emergency and the president approved it.
- kallistisoft 3y ago> This comment reminds me a bit of people saying that Y2K must have been way overhyped because nothing bad actually happened. You're comparing apples and oranges ... Y2K was a know problem, with known trigger conditions, and prescribed remediation steps. The salt water intrusion is a moving target whose remediation steps aren't clear cut. The most recent estimate has pushed back the timeline for potential water fouling back by over a month and the new estimate put the salt ppm at <250 which is below the EPA's public safety floor. > I haven't seen any exaggerated coverage. [...] That might be because you're not from the area and haven't seen the empty shelves of bottled water and the run on water filtering equipment