MAGA MAN (09-17-2017)
MAGA MAN (09-17-2017)
how long would this country last if we refused to rebuild after disasters?
Русский (09-17-2017)
Good point. Here's another example:
The fact that the city of Galveston exists today is the triumph of imagination, hope and determination over reality. Perched precariously on a sand-barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston is subject to the whims of inevitable hurricanes.
One of those hurricanes, dancing its deadly way across the Gulf of Mexico in early September 1900, came very close to dealing the city a fatal blow. An estimated 6,000 residents died, and most structures in the city were destroyed or badly damaged. In terms of human life, it remains the worst natural disaster in United States history.
Galveston's leaders took several major steps to recover from the storm and to prevent a recurrence of the devastation. First, they developed a new form of municipal government, one with strong centralized control to handle the economic recovery of the city. Next, they built a massive seawall to turn back storm-generated waves. Perhaps the most amazing step they took was to raise the level of the entire city, by more than 16 feet in some areas, in order to keep flooding at a minimum.
http://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/galvestons-response-hurricane-1900
With big government
Months later, as the community started their recovery process, the Red Cross, Work Projects Administration, Federal Emergency Relief Administration (now FEMA) and the Veteran’s Administration, joined forces to construct specially-designed hurricane-proof homes. The homes, constructed with iron bars, featured 18-inch thick walls, concrete roofs, and were twelve feet above ground with built-in cisterns designed to hold a year's worth of water.
http://www.redcross.org/news/article/The-Labor-Day-Hurricane-of-1935-
Life is Golden (09-20-2017)
Life is Golden (09-20-2017)
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