Off Topic COP 26

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originallambrettaman said:
There are flood alleviation measures included in the Queens Gardens revamp, no idea what they are, but they were mentioned in the HDM article I posted.
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HDM is not noted for accuracy, but they're more mitigation than alleviation and won't be as robust as the original dock was for that.
 
Plum said:
Maybe, I'm no expert. But the more I read into it the more it seems clear to me that water management can't be looked at in isolation, it's intrinsically linked to the overall issue of land management, farming methods, changing climatic conditions, et al. Complicated.
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Absolutely. Add in the complications of its origins, and the extent and the complexities become clear. People get fixated on the sea level aspect, which in reality isn't necessarily the most significant.

It can be interesting to look at how they measure tide height, as that too is far from straightforward, and a lot of those looking at 'remedies' just accept a simple figure.

Hull has many similarities to New Orleans, and the people involved in that are having an input.
 
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DMD said:
Absolutely. Add in the complications of its origins, and the extent and the complexities become clear. People get fixated on the sea level aspect, which in reality isn't necessarily the most significant.

It can be interesting to look at how they measure tide height, as that too is far from straightforward, and a lot of those looking at 'remedies' just accept a simple figure.

Hull has many similarities to New Orleans, and the people involved in that are having an input.
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A lot of similarities. How many people walking along Whitefriargate in the early hours listening to the jazz and blues wafting out of the all night clubs have thought they must be on Bourbon Street?
 
originallambrettaman said:
They were always going to have to come up with a compromise to get everyone on board, they actually seem to have done better than most expected.
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If you take the target of limiting the rise to 1.5c by the end of the century. Then add up all the commitments / promises made during this COP they equate to 9% of what is required.
 
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For those interested, Jeremy Rifkin's book, "The Green New Deal" (1st edition published Sept. 2019) outlines the many complexities associated with trying to get control of the "climate change" issue(s). An excellent read, one of many he's written. He does have his critics, but i.m.o. talks a lot of sense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Rifkin
 
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