| Flood Master; sandbags are sooooo 20th century |
[Apr. 19th, 2006|12:10 pm] |
Heres a novel way to stop flood damage
Spring is here! And you know what that means, right? Aside from thoughts turning to flowering buds, birds, bees, and all the sights and sounds, there's another Springtime tradition that seems to come about every late March or early April. The Floods. That's right! Aided and abetted by the warming atmosphere, spring runoffs have proved themselves to be one more climate-related extreme weather situation. Just this week we see the blue Danube start to tackle centuries-old homes, while a few thousand miles away it looks like Saskatchewan and Manitoba are about to be deluged.
And it makes me wonder one thing. Cause it's not like 1990 emission levels will do anything to stop this. So are we going to adapt to a world where flooding is a reality. And if so, are there any technologies that can help deal with these crises so as to minimize the time needed to implement as well as maximize what can be protected? Well, if there weren't do you think I would have that picture up there? Say hello to an ingenious system that uses water to defend against the rising waters... Yup! Say hello to Flood Master! The Masters system allows for Rapid Deployment, so forget about those human chains carrying a sandbag at a time, this baby hooks into the actual river (or lake) that is about to flood and pumps that water into the membranes. Imagine water trying to push past an 8 foot tall 10 foot wide wall of water. It just won't happen. These will be saving hundreds of millions of dollars in the future. Not only that but they can be re-used after the flood somewhere else (try doing that with soggy sandbags). I hope that anyone from FEMA and any other local emergency awareness groups figure this one out soon. The floods wont go away. Might as well do something proactive about them! |
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