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IronLionZion

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10. Major roadblocks to upgrading their storm management since the 2011 floods

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 03:05 PM

Jul 2016

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ellicott-city/ph-ho-cf-flooding-update-0911-20140911-story.html

They know that rain storms are getting worse and more frequent like this.

It's a very challenging region. If there was nothing there now, you couldn't build a city there in current conditions because of its propensity to flood. But they keep it for the historic importance. And plenty of people live there and work there or in nearby Baltimore.

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Massive Flash Flood in Ellicott City MD Last Night [View all] Hissyspit Jul 2016 OP

OMG. yallerdawg Jul 2016 #1

Heroic rescue video JaneQPublic Jul 2016 #2

This happened in front of the Fishbein & Fishbein law offices Cooley Hurd Jul 2016 #4

Wow. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #5

WOW! elleng Jul 2016 #7

Here's the aftermath, looks like it was taped after the gas was shut off Warpy Jul 2016 #3

But global warming is just a liberal hoax, right? Ford_Prefect Jul 2016 #6

There is hard data on storms getting worse and causing more damage IronLionZion Jul 2016 #11

One problem is also that there are so many more people in the area west of Baltimore Ford_Prefect Aug 2016 #13

AMAZING! elleng Jul 2016 #8

I was caught in a flash floor thucythucy Jul 2016 #9

Major roadblocks to upgrading their storm management since the 2011 floods IronLionZion Jul 2016 #10

Let's all depend on the private sector to take care of flood control. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2016 #12

Global warming brings with it Funny Weather zebonaut Aug 2016 #14

I have to laugh to keep from crying. Hissyspit Aug 2016 #15