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LetMyPeopleVote

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2. Have you been in a hurricane?

Reply to Javaman (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 13, 2022, 08:17 AM

Jun 2022

The most dangerous part of a hurricane is the storm surge which is a wall of water that can wipe out communities. How does spending money on solar protect anyone from a hurricane's storm surge?

I lived through Ike and Harvey. Ike came close to having the storm surge go up the Houston ship channel and could have wiped out a large segment of developed area south of Houston. One projection had the storm surge coming close to HWH 610 near where the old Astroworld was located.

The Ike Dike is designed to protect lives and is a good idea.

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'Ike Dike' project approved by U.S. House, another step forward for Gulf storm barrier [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 OP

because, god forbid we actually use those funds to switch to solar power. Javaman Jun 2022 #1

Have you been in a hurricane? LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #2

I live in Texas, so yes I have. Javaman Jun 2022 #3