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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
But when you talk about stuff in the 100 year or 500 year flood plain, should the govt. buy that too? How much farm land would that involve that would make sense NOT to plant most years? I know nobody suggested that, but I just don't think we'll ever get to the level when we can completely anticipate and negate the relatively awesome power of natural forces.
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As some of the other posters have pointed out, buying all that land wouldn't be feasible. A 100 year flood plain basically means that there's a 1% chance every year that the area is going to flood (according to FEMA). 500 year flood plain means that there's a .2 percent chance of flood every year.
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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
On a slightly different note, what's going to happen with the flooding hits the Mississippi outside of New Orleans. Is the river delta down there just so big we can assume it's going to be okay?
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I think that's a good question as far as what will happen when the flooding hits down there. I have no idea. Hopefully they're potentially prepping for it if necessary.
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