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“Next New Orleans”: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

(I say it’s not discussed enough, and then don’t promote! That ain’t right. – promoted by SFBrianCL)

Wow, that’s a scary title isn’t it? It comes from this MSNBC article featured in the Tech Section.

Now the experts say California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta presents the next cause for concern. “The Sacramento area is perhaps, after New Orleans, the scariest spot in the country,” said Nicholas Pinter, a geologist at Southern Illinois University who studies river flood risks.

Of course I’ve been saying this for a while.  There is a real dearth of discussion about the flood possibility of the Delta in both Sacramento and Washington.  Something needs to be done fast.  We are watching as the flood plains get filled in by subdivisions.  It’s more than a little crazy.

More in a little bit…