<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Wow]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Laurence Aurbach http://www.grist.org/article/wow1/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:48:52 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/wow1/1 Hey Boss --

"But boss, it says right here on page 37 of the Comprehensive Plan: DO NOT BUILD ON THIS STEEP SLOPE. It's even printed in red and underlined twice."

"Pfft, that was just stuck in there to placate those pesky environmentalists. Ignore it and get the construction plans stamped APPROVED -- toot sweet!"

]]> Hey Boss --

"But boss, it says right here on page 37 of the Comprehensive Plan: DO NOT BUILD ON THIS STEEP SLOPE. It's even printed in red and underlined twice."

"Pfft, that was just stuck in there to placate those pesky environmentalists. Ignore it and get the construction plans stamped APPROVED -- toot sweet!"

]]> Comment #2 by TokyoTom http://www.grist.org/article/wow1/ Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:33:35 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/wow1/2 These have been increasing, as have typhoons

Dave, that was a piece of National Route 168 in Nara prefecture, in the early morning of August 10, 2004, immediately after two typhoons had blown through.  It's in the mountains and the slope was 50%.  Satellite pics from Aug 13 here: http://www.ajiko.co.jp/bousai/nara/nara.htm.

Japan suffers one of the highest erosion rates in the world, as it has always gotten heavy rains and is quite mountainous.  Landslides have been on the rise, as the frequency of typhoons has gone way up over the past three years, along with record rain events and flooding.  

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Dave, that was a piece of National Route 168 in Nara prefecture, in the early morning of August 10, 2004, immediately after two typhoons had blown through.  It's in the mountains and the slope was 50%.  Satellite pics from Aug 13 here: http://www.ajiko.co.jp/bousai/nara/nara.htm.

Japan suffers one of the highest erosion rates in the world, as it has always gotten heavy rains and is quite mountainous.  Landslides have been on the rise, as the frequency of typhoons has gone way up over the past three years, along with record rain events and flooding.  

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