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To: mvpel

If I remeber right, the frame on that building in FW was twisted and it ultimately had to be torn down.


1,624 posted on 08/28/2005 1:00:59 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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From Stratfor:

The Port of Southern Louisiana is the fifth-largest port in the world in terms of tonnage, and the largest port in the United States. The only global ports larger are Singapore, Rotterdam, Shanghai and Hong Kong. It is bigger than Houston, Chiba and Nagoya, Antwerp and New York/New Jersey. It is a key link in U.S. imports and exports and critical to the global economy.

...The Port of Southern Louisiana is a river port. It depends on the navigability of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi is notorious for changing its course, and in southern Louisiana -- indeed along much of its length -- levees both protect the land from its water and maintain its course and navigability. Dredging and other maintenance are constant and necessary to maintain its navigability. It is fragile.

...# The port might become in whole or part unusable if levees burst. If the damage to the river and port facilities could not be repaired within 30 days when the U.S. harvests are at their peak, the effect on global agricultural prices could be substantial.

# There is a large refinery at Belle Chasse. It is the only refinery that is seriously threatened by the storm, but if it were to be inundated, 250,000 barrels per day would go off line. Moreover, the threat of environmental danger would be substantial.

1,648 posted on 08/28/2005 1:05:24 PM PDT by spycatcher
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To: Jeff Head

No, they rebuilt.


1,673 posted on 08/28/2005 1:09:19 PM PDT by Peanut Gallery
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To: Jeff Head
If I remeber right, the frame on that building in FW was twisted and it ultimately had to be torn down.

Nope, the one you're thinking of was in Lubbock.

1,822 posted on 08/28/2005 1:34:38 PM PDT by Sally'sConcerns
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