Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agoTampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the oneapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1180arrow-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-21 month agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
Edit: Just found this graphic. Tampa could very well be fucked on a Katrina level without any levees breaking.
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-21 month ago5 ft ABOVE the average tsunami is something most cities are prepared for?
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoNobody said 5 m above anything, the original comment was 5 ft above the average tsunami. So 15 ft total which isn’t quite 5 m but it’s close ish.
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoSorry for the typo. Will correct it.
minus-squarehomoludens@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month ago the storm surge could be up to 15 feet
minus-squareandrewta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoSorry about the error of switching from ft to m. But still 5 ft above an average tsunami is a large increase. I’d be surprise if most coastal cities could handle that
5 ft ABOVE the average tsunami is something most cities are prepared for?
Nobody said 5 m above anything, the original comment was 5 ft above the average tsunami. So 15 ft total which isn’t quite 5 m but it’s close ish.
Sorry for the typo. Will correct it.
Sorry about the error of switching from ft to m.
But still 5 ft above an average tsunami is a large increase. I’d be surprise if most coastal cities could handle that