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10. Carter was correct

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 11:36 AM

Nov 2012

It is time he is vindicated publicly

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1776 map of Manhattan vs evacuation zones...eerie [View all] SoCalDem Nov 2012 OP

interesting! k&r Whisp Nov 2012 #1

Umm..well.. barnabas63 Nov 2012 #2

+1 Old and In the Way Nov 2012 #4

There's really no excuse! barnabas63 Nov 2012 #5

We must've read the same books... a la izquierda Nov 2012 #17

Were you in grade school in the 70s? nt barnabas63 Nov 2012 #20

No,in the 80s nt a la izquierda Nov 2012 #22

Same here as a kid in the early '70s when we were told BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #21

While I agree that warming is a factor, that area has flooded in the past Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #6

1821 - "Manhattan Island was completely flooded to Canal Street" PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #8

How is that possible? barnabas63 Nov 2012 #9

As far as I know it was 13' since 1821 which Sandy exceeded slightly. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #12

Mean sea level is about a foot higher in NYC than it was in 1821 slackmaster Nov 2012 #14

Indeed sea level at The Battery has been slowly rising... PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #16

Thanks.... barnabas63 Nov 2012 #19

The next one won't take 190 years to arrive. cprise Nov 2012 #23

+1 Wind Dancer Nov 2012 #24

Carter was correct malaise Nov 2012 #10

That's how NYC grew oh, 100 or more years ago. RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #3

That's pretty fascinating. BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #11

History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men slackmaster Nov 2012 #13

Explains a lot about fighting nature. nt scrubthedata Nov 2012 #15