[geeks] Mr Bill?

[Shannon Hendrix]

On Sep 17, 2008, at 11:16 , Ido Dubrawsky wrote:

> When Isabel hit the DC area in 2003 we were without power for just 3  
> days
> (and we live further out in the "burbs" than the equivalent place  
> where
> my parents live in Houston).

Isabel lost a lot of power beating the hell out of SEVA first...

Parts of SEVA were without power for a month after Isabel.

> Hell, I remember when Hurricane Alica hit
> Houston in 1982 and we were only without power for about 3 days.   
> And Alicia
> was a Category 3 hurricane.  Looks like when Houston Lighting &  
> Power became
> Reliant energy it also no longer was so reliable!

That might be unfair.

You can see the same thing in Virginia comparing power outtages from  
past hurricanes to recent ones.

A lot of the problem is that there is far more power grid and  
population now than there was just 25 years ago, so it's a naturally  
more difficult job.

That's the biggest threat from hurricanes.  Most people are worried  
about them increasing in number and size, but a bigger threat is our  
expanding coastal city infrastructure and population.




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