The city was floodproof... sounds a lot like a ship being unsinkable... I'm already saddened by the damage I'm expecting to read about in Portsmouth soon.
What a fascinating bit of infrastructure--the closing of the sewer valves and using pumps when the water level got high was especially interesting! Though the entire time I was reading, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop...will the 1937 flood exceed the 62 foot threshold? Looking forward to the next installment!
The city was floodproof... sounds a lot like a ship being unsinkable... I'm already saddened by the damage I'm expecting to read about in Portsmouth soon.
Thank you for reading. Yes, it’s an old story in a way. Mother Nature does not bow to the plans of men.
What a fascinating bit of infrastructure--the closing of the sewer valves and using pumps when the water level got high was especially interesting! Though the entire time I was reading, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop...will the 1937 flood exceed the 62 foot threshold? Looking forward to the next installment!
Thank you, Alice, for sharing. Yes, will the floodwall once again protect the city? That is the question. 🤔
The Portsmouth story is all new and very interesting to me. Thank you
Thank you. Here's an earlier piece on Portsmouth: https://neilsagebiel.substack.com/p/portsmouth-prepares-for-a-flood?r=l538a
I know, they're hard to keep track of ... about 30 episodes and counting!