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Levee on Mississippi is broken to protect town - Weather - msnbc.com
Missouri officials opposed the possible breach, saying it could inundate 130,000 acres of farmland and crush the region's economy and environment by possibly covering the land under feet of sand and silt and rendering it useless.
The ruling by Alito, who handles emergency requests from Missouri and various other Midwest states, came the same day all but 20 to 30 families in 2,800-resident Cairo were ordered out of the city and away from the Ohio, which eclipsed its 74-year-old record height was expected to rise further.
I lived in Cairo [Kay-row] in the late 80's. It was a dying crap hole then and it's been on a steady decline.
We are saving a slum, that no one would miss, to destroy 130,000 acres of farmland, in a time of increasing food prices. That just makes no sense.
On top of that, Cairo has a sink hole about 150 yards from a river, near an old part of the town.
Can anyone tell me why they decided to save this place over MO?
Its part of the flood control plan by the army corps of engineers. That farmland was designated an emergency flood plain. and they are seeing at least 50 year, maybe 100 year flood levels, and this stuff hasnt even hit the lower mississipi yet.
The farmland will recover, the silt will probably help rejuvinate the soil. Cities are much harder to clean, and result in much nastier overflow water being added to the flood.
130,000 acres is not much when you consider the total areable land in the US.
This is going to get worse when it hits the lower mississipi, they may have to open flood gates/blast levees they havent resorted to in decades.
It isn't just the 130,000 acres, it is also 100 homes on those acres. If I were a farmer who is going to lose my home and farm to save a town of 1200 people, I would be more than a little pissed.
people mean nothing if they are poor huh?
BTW that minnow is a food source for how many other fish?
No you idiot. That little minnow is on the Endangered species list. The Govt in its infinite wisdom decided to withhold water from thousands of acres of beautiful producing farmland. All for the sake of a minnow.
They put farmers and all those who work for them out of work.
It is an interesting use of words, we are not saving a town or peoples lives we are saving a SLUM. Glad you cleared that up. since it is a slum it is probably not worth saving but if it was a sub division we would look at it different and if it was a gated community, think of the up roar, but no it is just a slum. Tough break huh.
Its part of the flood control plan by the army corps of engineers. That farmland was designated an emergency flood plain. and they are seeing at least 50 year, maybe 100 year flood levels, and this stuff hasnt even hit the lower mississipi yet.
The farmland will recover, the silt will probably help rejuvinate the soil. Cities are much harder to clean, and result in much nastier overflow water being added to the flood.
130,000 acres is not much when you consider the total areable land in the US.
This is going to get worse when it hits the lower mississipi, they may have to open flood gates/blast levees they havent resorted to in decades.
I think you are missing my concerns.
food cost is high, and this is in the Bread Baskett.
Cairo is a slum, seriously, it was falling apart in '85, there as a big sink hole in one of the streets that was left there for 3 years b/c no one cared.
again, Cairo is a town of 1200
Thanks for letting me know MO is a flood plan to save Il.
The Mississippi River flood plain is 200 miles wide in areas. It is far better to flood that area then the town, whether it is filled with poor folks or not. Even if it was a rich town it would be better to flood the plain. That's why the flood plains are there after all. And as was pointed out in a prior post the silt will be good for the soil.
or the one. it is logical.It is an interesting use of words, we are not saving a town or peoples lives we are saving a SLUM. Glad you cleared that up. since it is a slum it is probably not worth saving but if it was a sub division we would look at it different and if it was a gated community, think of the up roar, but no it is just a slum. Tough break huh.
What is liberals like use as a quote
The good of the many out weight the good of the few?
it's a flood plain. their deeds have easements allowing the flooding. i don't really feel sorry for people living and working there because the reason they live and work there is it's a flood plain.Farm land feed's many people or do you think your food is grown in the grocery store?
I think you are missing my concerns.
food cost is high, and this is in the Bread Baskett.
Cairo is a slum, seriously, it was falling apart in '85, there as a big sink hole in one of the streets that was left there for 3 years b/c no one cared.
again, Cairo is a town of 1200
Thanks for letting me know MO is a flood plan to save Il.
The Mississippi River flood plain is 200 miles wide in areas. It is far better to flood that area then the town, whether it is filled with poor folks or not. Even if it was a rich town it would be better to flood the plain. That's why the flood plains are there after all. And as was pointed out in a prior post the silt will be good for the soil.
It has nothing to do with rich or poor people living there.
Read the link, it tells you the buildings are crumbling.
Let's see...
On one hand you have people who live in a town that normally doesnt get flooded. the area around Cairo gets flooded yearly...has more people. link...and poor people who can't afford to rebuild they wouldn't be doing the re-building
On the other hand you have farmers who knowingly moved into a flood plain, but not a region where they could expect a levie to be broken on them. could have chosen a better place to put their houses, and might even get a net positive from the outcome. might
Seems pretty clear. Just because you think a town is a shithole doesnt mean that the people living there aren't needy.
The Mississippi River flood plain is 200 miles wide in areas. It is far better to flood that area then the town, whether it is filled with poor folks or not. Even if it was a rich town it would be better to flood the plain. That's why the flood plains are there after all. And as was pointed out in a prior post the silt will be good for the soil.
It has nothing to do with rich or poor people living there.
Read the link, it tells you the buildings are crumbling.
All the more reason to keep them from flooding. The effluent would pollute the farmland downstream that will be flooded, this is only the upper Miss, the flooding further down is going to be even worse. It's terribly sad for the families affected but they should have built their homes on high ground or built elevated pads in the first place. Leveee's break all the time, you have to build for that.
LOL. Two Thumbs, give it up. In the past couple of weeks, this administration has shined. Two disasters, one sudden, one slow, and both handled very well at all levels of government. Long form birth certificate shown. Bin Laden dead.
And, while the economy still sucks, now there are private sector jobs with decent wages opening up. The glacial recovery is still proceeding, two steps forward, one step back. By the end of 2012, if the Teabaggers don't shut the government down, there will be significant economic recovery. The thought scares the hell out of you, doesn't it.
So we should flood homes instead. Makes perfect sense.We are saving a slum, that no one would miss, to destroy 130,000 acres of farmland, in a time of increasing food prices. That just makes no sense.
Cairo is a slum, seriously, it was falling apart in '85, there as a big sink hole in one of the streets that was left there for 3 years b/c no one cared.
again, Cairo is a town of 1200
Thanks for letting me know MO is a flood plan to save Il.
They'd be doing the poor a favor by re-locating them.
people mean nothing if they are poor huh?
BTW that minnow is a food source for how many other fish?
A point....sounds like if the poster creating this thread had been in charge of the levees in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, it would have been more likely that the those levees HAD been purposely blown.
Farmland recovers easily from flooding...it even enriches the soil over that time. Homes and business buildings not so much. Amazing that the OP doesn't seem to know that....or scary if he does.