I currently live in Ames. We have 8 water main breaks and the water station was shut down. We still have water, just not as much and it's dirty. Yay for having to boil water
Maybe the good news is that there is so little loss of life and the authorities are dealing with it in a competent fashion. Other parts of the country could learn from the upper Midwest.
Iowa has been getting f**ked this year. Every time we have even a moderate storm in Minneapolis, look at the radar and there's a f**king derecho (which are the worst type of storm outside of hurricanes) plowing through Iowa. They've lost dams, probably have overwatered crops, and are constantly on the verge of massive widespread floods.
This is the most water the midwest has gotten in decades, and we're not prepared for it. Uptown Minneapolis got flooded waist high the other night, Roseville (immediately north of St. Paul) was belly button high from the same storm. Cars were floating away.
Any person who pays more than the least amount of attention to weather patterns knows this is freaky s**t. This isn't even typical of a freak year, this is something big...
Ames, IA got rocked by all these storms. Not only did half the town flood, but a water main blew and now they don't have any drinkable tap water for a week (estimated). I drove through Iowa on Sunday night on my way to Omaha from Ames during the storm (about 12:00-3:00AM). It was the worst thunderstorm I've ever seen. 60mph gusts, torrential rain, almost zero visibility, and a shocking amount of lightning (pardon the pun). I even saw green lightning for the first time ever. That was kind of cool.
I couldn't even get out of town yesterday to drive to work. Every road was closed, so I just sat around drinking tap water until I found out (too late) that it was contaminated. I just thought my roommate kept forgetting to flush the toilet.
The closest thing to water any store had was Gatorade Propel, I brushed my teeth with it this morning.
Google "isostatic rebound" to see how global climate change can lead to an increase in earthquakes and volcanic activity.
And the oil spill would not have happened if we were focused on creating a country dependent on renewable energy instead of oil and had long ago given up on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
moethelawnAug 12, 2010Buried
I currently live in Ames. We have 8 water main breaks and the water station was shut down. We still have water, just not as much and it's dirty. Yay for having to boil water
visionviperAug 12, 2010Buried
CLEARLY this is retribution for Iowa allowing gays to marry!
martalliAug 12, 2010Buried
Maybe the good news is that there is so little loss of life and the authorities are dealing with it in a competent fashion. Other parts of the country could learn from the upper Midwest.
matzahmanAug 12, 2010Buried
WTF is with all of the disasters this year. Wildfires in Russia. Oil Spills in the Gulf. Flooding in Pakistan, China, and Iowa.
ftc08Aug 12, 2010Buried
Iowa has been getting f**ked this year. Every time we have even a moderate storm in Minneapolis, look at the radar and there's a f**king derecho (which are the worst type of storm outside of hurricanes) plowing through Iowa. They've lost dams, probably have overwatered crops, and are constantly on the verge of massive widespread floods.
This is the most water the midwest has gotten in decades, and we're not prepared for it. Uptown Minneapolis got flooded waist high the other night, Roseville (immediately north of St. Paul) was belly button high from the same storm. Cars were floating away.
Any person who pays more than the least amount of attention to weather patterns knows this is freaky s**t. This isn't even typical of a freak year, this is something big...
invictus125Aug 12, 2010Buried
Ames, IA got rocked by all these storms. Not only did half the town flood, but a water main blew and now they don't have any drinkable tap water for a week (estimated). I drove through Iowa on Sunday night on my way to Omaha from Ames during the storm (about 12:00-3:00AM). It was the worst thunderstorm I've ever seen. 60mph gusts, torrential rain, almost zero visibility, and a shocking amount of lightning (pardon the pun). I even saw green lightning for the first time ever. That was kind of cool.
/coolstorybro
frostekAug 12, 2010Buried
Sorry, but this isn't even a blip compared to 14 million people in Pakistan.
That's a frigging nightmare.
treehugger87Aug 12, 2010Buried
I wonder why god is so pissed at Iowa?
/s
martalliAug 12, 2010Buried
I wish I was back in Iowa, personally. Good people, decent government (think Illinois)...
jander86Aug 12, 2010Buried
I couldn't even get out of town yesterday to drive to work. Every road was closed, so I just sat around drinking tap water until I found out (too late) that it was contaminated. I just thought my roommate kept forgetting to flush the toilet.
The closest thing to water any store had was Gatorade Propel, I brushed my teeth with it this morning.
jerryd71Aug 12, 2010Buried
It must be her time of the decade.
professorriffsAug 12, 2010Buried
I'm from Iowa, and moved to Chicago for 3 years. It basically sucked. Very glad to be back where life is easy and people aren't total bastards 24/7.
bobdonAug 12, 2010Buried
Iowa in the news - too bad it ain't good :(
tkeajaxAug 12, 2010Buried
Didn't Iowa already lose a lake to flooding this spring.?
ubitendoAug 12, 2010Buried
Wow, third natural disaster I've read about this week.
professorriffsAug 12, 2010Buried
Did you know that MN is on the opposite end of Iowa from the area in the article?
matzahmanAug 12, 2010Buried
I thought her time is in 2 years?
quirkopatraAug 12, 2010Buried
It happens here all the time.
treehugger87Aug 12, 2010Buried
Google "isostatic rebound" to see how global climate change can lead to an increase in earthquakes and volcanic activity.
And the oil spill would not have happened if we were focused on creating a country dependent on renewable energy instead of oil and had long ago given up on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
professorriffsAug 12, 2010Buried
Yeah plus we had massive flooding a couple years ago.