How much water is there on earth? (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 02:28 (4478 days ago) @ xeno6696


> Of course you could go on, but the cautious question to ask is:
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> How much of that was known *before* we made the mistakes?
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> As the cliche goes... hindsight is 20/20...-A true story: years ago the subdivision I lived in and was president of, had terrible flooding. The Corp of engineers had a terrrible solution; widen and deepen our bayou, even though it entered the Gulf at just 2 feet above average sea level. We formed our own group of subdivisions along the bayou, did our own hydrology engineering, gave the results to the Harris county flood comtrol district. Projects were carried out LOCALLY, and the area doesn't flood anymore.-Matt: Local decisions are always better.