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Post by stevemacdonald on May 9, 2007 14:25:18 GMT
Experts say the devastating London flood depicted in the upcoming TV movie is a very real possibility, just as New Orleans always was.
I would imagine this threat looms large in the mind of anyone buying property there, unless, of course, they're in a complete state of denial.
Could this be the real reason Hayley's acquisition of a property there fell through? Could she have legitimately backed out after assessing the bigger risk? After all, she was introduced to this catastrophic flooding scenario via her involvement in the production and probably knows a great deal about it by now.
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Post by Dave on May 9, 2007 15:38:07 GMT
Hi Steve, That's an interesting theory! Hayley said in one of her NZ TV interviews recently that she pulled out because the seller was being a pain. She also said that she still likes Chiswick, where the original place is. All of Chiswick is less than 30 feet above mean sea level and most of it is around 10 feet up (Richard will know the Thames embankment height at that point!). So the answer to your question Steve is probably "no". But if Hayley starts mentioning Hampstead Heath (where she had a concert a year or two back) the answer would probably be "yes" as it's 300 to 400 feet up!  Cheers, Dave |
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Post by Richard on May 9, 2007 16:01:05 GMT
Hello Dave and Steve!  According to Flood London, the height of the Thames embankment at Chiswick is 5.54 metres (18 feet), and the river certainly does flood there occasionally. If you take a boat trip from Westminster to Kew, Richmond or Hampton Court, you can see that the entrances to many of the riverside properties are up a flight of steps, while others, including several pubs, have heavy flood doors at ground level. I doubt if Hayley would be put off buying a property in the area, but she might not be looking too near the river! This could be of interest to Hayley: www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=info&page=floodwarning.htmBest Wishes, Richard  |
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Post by comet on May 9, 2007 16:27:35 GMT
Hi Folks. If you have access to google earth and you move your mouse pointer around on the image, one of the information items that is available is height above sea level, IT IS VERY ACCURATE because it puts the sea a "ZERO"..  By the way, apparently there was a tsunami in the Bristol channel in 1607 but I don't remember it happening. comet |
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Post by grant on May 9, 2007 17:38:35 GMT
By the way, apparently there was a tsunami in the Bristol channel in 1607 but I don't remember it happening. comet Some of us do!! Grant |
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Post by stevemacdonald on May 9, 2007 21:22:42 GMT
Hi Folks. If you have access to google earth and you move your mouse pointer around on the image, one of the information items that is available is height above sea level... Sea levels will probably rise noticeably during Hayley's lifetime. If she buys a higher-ground London home with, say, a 30-year mortgage, by maturity it, too, could be vulnerable to tidal floods. As gargantuan a city as it is, London shouldn't even exist because it was originally a marsh before the Romans came. Nature will find a way to reclaim it one day -- and I hope Hayley's not home when that happens. |
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Post by postscript on May 10, 2007 8:19:29 GMT
Experts say the devastating London flood depicted in the upcoming TV movie is a very real possibility, just as New Orleans always was. I would imagine this threat looms large in the mind of anyone buying property there, unless, of course, they're in a complete state of denial. Could this be the real reason Hayley's acquisition of a property there fell through? Could she have legitimately backed out after assessing the bigger risk? After all, she was introduced to this catastrophic flooding scenario via her involvement in the production and probably knows a great deal about it by now. If she does, she knew about it long before she entered into negotiations and the general area she was intending to purchase in would not be under threat. At least, not until long after she is likely to still want the place. She would bave resettled back home by then, I would have thought. NZ will surely be where her 'final' home will be--unless she is able to maintain a property in each country: NZ and UK. Peter S. |
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Post by stevemacdonald on Jul 24, 2007 4:42:11 GMT
In today's news:
Floods strike Britain; Thames rising
By KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
TEWKESBURY, England - Emergency workers rescued hundreds of trapped people Monday as water swallowed swaths of central England in the worst flooding to hit the country for 60 years. Officials said some rivers were still rising, with the western section of the rain-swollen River Thames on the verge of bursting its banks.
Roads and parking lots were submerged, trains suspended, buses canceled. Hundreds of thousands of people were without electricity or drinking water, and farmers saw their summer crops destroyed.
Torrential rains have plagued Britain over the past month — nearly 5 inches fell in some areas on Friday alone — and more downpours were predicted this week.
"This emergency is far from over and further flooding is extremely likely," Environment Secretary Hilary Benn told lawmakers in the House of Commons.
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Post by comet on Jul 24, 2007 8:04:10 GMT
Hi Folks.
Just wishing you good luck with the heavy rain.
I spent most of yesterday clearing gutters and drains to let the rainwater away as quickly as possible.
The rain fell so heavily it just ran straight off the roofs jumping straight over the guttering.
Good luck folks and best wishes from Dublin.
comet
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Post by graemek on Jul 24, 2007 12:03:08 GMT
Hi Folks. If you have access to google earth and you move your mouse pointer around on the image, one of the information items that is available is height above sea level... Sea levels will probably rise noticeably during Hayley's lifetime. If she buys a higher-ground London home with, say, a 30-year mortgage, by maturity it, too, could be vulnerable to tidal floods. As gargantuan a city as it is, London shouldn't even exist because it was originally a marsh before the Romans came. Nature will find a way to reclaim it one day -- and I hope Hayley's not home when that happens. Well Steve, whats wrong with a thames barge converted to a houseboat?  Has longterm appeal both ways...warming or cooling, even drying. Graeme |
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Has longterm appeal both ways...warming or cooling, even drying. 