Lt_Ripley Posted November 8, 2007 #26 Share Posted November 8, 2007 good God. like you weren't water logged enough last year ! hang on tight ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mademoiselle Posted November 9, 2007 #27 Share Posted November 9, 2007 This is really serious . News update : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7086175.stm "North Sea surge brings flood risk " "A storm in the North Sea has left Britain and the Netherlands, facing the worst flood threat in decades with tidal surges predicted early on Friday. Flood defences have been put on alert on the entire Dutch coast and flood warnings are in place for the eastern and northern coasts of Britain. A tidal wave in 1953 killed more than 2,000 people in both countries. Oil platforms have been closed off the Norwegian coast and gales are expected in Germany and Denmark. The Dutch transport ministry said this was the first time since 1976 the whole North Sea coast was under alert. Maritime traffic in Rotterdam was halted, as the authorities closed the giant Maeslant barrier that guards entrance to the largest port in Europe for the first time since its construction in the 1990s. It took half-an-hour for the two doors of the barrier across the Nieuwe Waterweg to meet, spanning a channel 360 metres wide. Rotterdam will remain closed until 1700GMT on Friday, a port spokesman said. One-third of the land mass of the Netherlands is under sea level. Flood warnings In Britain, the Thames River and Dartford Creek barriers are being shut as waters are forecast to surge 1.5 metres (5 feet) above normal sea levels. UK government warned large areas of Norfolk and Kent coasts were at risk of severe flooding and the Met Office warned of gusts of up to 145km/h (90mph) for the Orkney and Shetland islands in Scotland. The storm surge is expected to peak around dawn on Friday, and several hundred people have left their homes near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Severe gale warnings were issued in Germany and Denmark, with wind gusts of up to 125km/h (80mph) expected. In Germany, regions around the Elbe and Elm rivers were under flood warnings. The North Sea storm affected oil industry in Norway, the fifth largest exporter of crude in the world, with the closure of oil platforms off its coast. Norway's oil production of 220,000 barrels per day is expected to be slashed by 10% possibly leading to increases in the price of crude, already at record levels, experts say. " Good luck to those affected by that storm . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xCrimsonx Posted November 9, 2007 #28 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Unlucky 111. I live about as far from the sea as you can get but still have to pay extra insurance for risk of flooding Oh man, "spewin" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bLu3 de 3n3rgy Posted November 9, 2007 #29 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Seems pretty serious as this north sea surge could potentially affect 3 or 4 countries if it happens. It's apparently quite a rare setup and it doesn't help that it's timed with a high tide at dawn. I hope all those who are in the high risk zones stay safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekorig Posted November 9, 2007 #30 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Good luck and best wishes for anyone in the affected zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ships-cat Posted November 9, 2007 #31 Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) This is IT, this is the Global Warming catastophe that we've been warned to expect. Thousands of people killed, hundreds of thousands displaced, the coast permanantly underwater and lost to mankind. All because of our arrogant refusal to face facts and try and repair the damage that we have done to our atmosphere. Even as we speak, there are... .... oh... wait... nothing happened It's good that people took the warnings seriously though. Sooner or later, a storm-surge/high-tide combination that can overwhelm coastal defences WILL happen, as it has in times past. Meow Purr. Edited November 9, 2007 by ships-cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrucePrime Posted November 9, 2007 #32 Share Posted November 9, 2007 This is IT, this is the Global Warming catastophe that we've been warned to expect. Thousands of people killed, hundreds of thousands displaced, the coast permanantly underwater and lost to mankind. All because of our arrogant refusal to face facts and try and repair the damage that we have done to our atmosphere. Even as we speak, there are... .... oh... wait... nothing happened It's good that people took the warnings seriously though. Sooner or later, a storm-surge/high-tide combination that can overwhelm coastal defences WILL happen, as it has in times past. Meow Purr. Are you dense, Ships-Cat, or are you paid disinformant from Big-Oil and BushCo? How dare you deny the consensus of every single scientist on Earth! Global climate change is happening. It's the worst thing to ever happen to the planet! Don't you know the climate was always static, it never changed, until we humans started driving cars and watching TV? EVERY scientists thinks so...and anyone who doesn't is just working for the Big Oil companies!!!!!!!!111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted November 9, 2007 #33 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Hello Cat, good to hear that nothing to major came crashing in. I work for an oil company and I still think humans have an impact when it comes to global warming. So keep the slickers ready and hang onto your dinghy, the floatation device dinghy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted November 9, 2007 #34 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Its good news that the surge wasnt has bad as predicted, just minor flooding, but credit were its due, the Government acted quickly and threw emergency plans into action just incase, so they get a big from me, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celumnaz Posted November 9, 2007 #35 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Glad it was a non-event!!! still would like to know what caused it... moon, landslide, earthquake...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stixxman Posted November 9, 2007 #36 Share Posted November 9, 2007 natural cylcle of wheather and tide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ships-cat Posted November 9, 2007 #37 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Are you dense, Ships-Cat, or are you paid disinformant from Big-Oil and BushCo? How dare you deny the consensus of every single scientist on Earth! Global climate change is happening. It's the worst thing to ever happen to the planet! Don't you know the climate was always static, it never changed, until we humans started driving cars and watching TV? EVERY scientists thinks so...and anyone who doesn't is just working for the Big Oil companies!!!!!!!!111 That is a vile slander Brunce, and one for the Guild to ponder on. How DARE you impugn my ethics, and imply that I would be a paid disinformant. Now sit down in yon Comfy Chair and have a cup of tea. Oh... just brush all those bundles of high-denomination banknotes off the chair cushion.. I'll pick them up later. Meow Purr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Username Deleted Posted November 9, 2007 #38 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Not so much as a puddle near my house. Nice to know the plans were in place and worked well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted November 9, 2007 #39 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Not so much as a puddle near my house. Nice to know the plans were in place and worked well though. Glad to hear it, put all your survival gear away, i guess your dried food will come in handy one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Serenity Posted November 9, 2007 #40 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I saw a small report about this. I saw some pictures of the flooding. Man, I hope they get rid of the water soon. >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Username Deleted Posted November 9, 2007 #41 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Glad to hear it, put all your survival gear away, i guess your dried food will come in handy one day She's back to taking the p*** again now. Although i've now convinced her we need a boat result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted November 9, 2007 #42 Share Posted November 9, 2007 She's back to taking the p*** again now. Although i've now convinced her we need a boat result! lovely jubbly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Flower Posted November 9, 2007 #43 Share Posted November 9, 2007 all the posh arses live down there, they wont have a dinghy, they'll all be getting on Daddys yatch, people in that part of the country want to start moving furniture upstairs, if it does flood i bet we still get the gob sh**es who'll be crying on the news i've lost everything, all because they never heeded the warning. Stevewinn you need to visit the South to see it isn't all "oh yah, for sure" sort of thing In fact maybe all Southeners should go up North, visit Liverpool, we could go see Stevewinn and drink all his beer and eat all his food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted November 9, 2007 #44 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Stevewinn you need to visit the South to see it isn't all "oh yah, for sure" sort of thing In fact maybe all Southeners should go up North, visit Liverpool, we could go see Stevewinn and drink all his beer and eat all his food Lotus Flower come visit will you be chauffeur driven? or will you be coming by private plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Flower Posted November 11, 2007 #45 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Lotus Flower come visit will you be chauffeur driven? or will you be coming by private plane? I would probably hitch a lift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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