What are you thinking?
These islands are not sinking.
Posted on 12/09/2009 4:45:09 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Nakheel: Palm Jumeirah is 'not sinking'
by Andrew White on Wednesday, 09 December 2009
Dubai-based developer Nakheel on Wednesday strenuously denied reports in the international media that its landmark Palm Jumeirah island was sinking into the Arabian Gulf.
European ground survey firm Fugro NPA Ltd had said that the island is sinking by an average of 5 millimetres a year, and may flood in the future if ocean levels rise.
However Shaun Lenehan, Head of Environment at Nakheel, said that the reports were “wholly inaccurate”.
“The integrity of all buildings, utilities and infrastructure on Palm Jumeirah are testament to the fact that there has been no subsidence,” Lenehan told Arabian Business. “Any settlement of the ground, even as little as 5mm, would generate obvious physical manifestations including masonry cracking, leaking pipes, broken windows and so forth.
“Claims suggesting Palm Jumeirah has sunk by 5mm, as detected by remote sensing (satellite) techniques, are not possible given that NASA’s laser altimeter satellites have an accuracy of only + or – 50 mm,” he added.
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Ping!
Dubai - the curent manifestation of ‘wretched excess.’
“If the sea levels continue to rise.”
ManBearPig and the idiots in Copenhagen have the ruling class of this world COMPLETELY SNOWED!
Too funny.
Built to lead in to the future.
I bet they become the ghetto of the mid east before all is said and done.
I can see smoke coming from the balconies as they have bar-b-ques in the bath tubs.
It use to happen on the south side of Chicago in the high rise public housing too.
What are you thinking?
These islands are not sinking.
That's a mighty tall order, FRiend, as most of the Middle East is already one big poo-filled toilet. But hey, I wish them well with their future endeavors, NOT.
My, my whadda great example of why the MMCCUN/IPCC criminals will never, ever be able to finagle any agreement. The BS hit the fan on 11/20/09, these freakoid leftist are zombified!
You can trust me. ( you can't)
The development's not sinking. (it is)
When it has to be said, it's not true.
There is no Albanian situation.
According to an article posted here recently from the Telegraph, poor waste disposal has led to tons of raw sewage dumping into the bay near the islands. Hotels are warning their guests not to go near the ocean.
Hedorah!
...As long as the animal is moist, and has an ample supply of pollution to feed on, it could grow indefinitely.
PS Your spelling is technically correct, but could use more exclamation points - Hedorah!!! Every Japanese movie monster must be shouted in a gruff, shocked voice. ;-]
Toho has some great bad guys that are fun to root for, back in the day. Even though you knew they would lose, they were great baddies.
Not so with Hedorah. I can't stand Hedorah, and I never could. I hate his guts. When he finally get’s finished off, it's very rewarding.
No joke, I consider Godzilla vs Hedorah to be one of the most emotionally draining films of all time.
Hedorah!!!!!!!!!!!!
You need to add that to the movie's IMBD comments! And...
I could almost hear your shout.
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