Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoTampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the oneapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1191arrow-down1external-linkTampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the oneapnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
Edit: Just found this graphic. Tampa could very well be fucked on a Katrina level without any levees breaking.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up25·2 months agoIt’s almost definitely worse, more development means more covered land which means more water flowing faster to holding areas, that likely aren’t sized for the amount of developed land.
It’s almost definitely worse, more development means more covered land which means more water flowing faster to holding areas, that likely aren’t sized for the amount of developed land.