[geeks] Mr Bill?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Mike Meredith wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:59:08 -0400 (EDT), Sandwich Maker wrote:
>> most of new orleans deserved to be rebuilt, but the lower 9th ward -
>> which afaik got the worst flooding and heaviest damage - was a swamp 5
>> decades ago.  it should be a swamp again.  new orleans would also be
>> helped if they un-leveed the river below the city and let flood
>> sediment rebuild the delta again.
> 
> "Managed retreat" is the buzzword in the UK. Hard coastal protection
> for cities; soft for agricultural land. Salt marshes turn out to be
> astonishingly effective flood defences.

Will the Thames Barrier hold against seas raised by the melting of the 
Antarctic?

Peace...  Sridhar