Comments on: 5 Disasters That Could Have Been Avoided http://ty.rannosaur.us/5-disasters-that-could-have-been-avoided/ The greatest website a t-rex's fingers can make. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:44:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Smoke Relief http://ty.rannosaur.us/5-disasters-that-could-have-been-avoided/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Smoke Relief Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:37:10 +0000 http://ty.rannosaur.us/?p=883#comment-1675 Can I achieve results right away or will it take a while to show up? Can I achieve results right away or will it take a while to show up?

]]> By: omm http://ty.rannosaur.us/5-disasters-that-could-have-been-avoided/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 omm Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:23:52 +0000 http://ty.rannosaur.us/?p=883#comment-1162 There are loads of possibilities, but I guess many of the are so well known that it would be pointless describing them again here, e.g. Bhopal or Chernobyl. Tay Bridge Disaster, perhaps? Though you could make a whole list of rail disasters alone. There are loads of possibilities, but I guess many of the are so well known that it would be pointless describing them again here, e.g. Bhopal or Chernobyl.

Tay Bridge Disaster, perhaps? Though you could make a whole list of rail disasters alone.

]]> By: Fran http://ty.rannosaur.us/5-disasters-that-could-have-been-avoided/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Fran Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:21:18 +0000 http://ty.rannosaur.us/?p=883#comment-1159 Emily-Yes, Johnstown totally belongs here. That flood happened due to the negligence of the rich cats from Pittsburgh who purchased an abandoned reservoir near Southfork and converted it into a private resort lake. Some of the modifications they made to the dam at the reservoir included lowering the dam to make its top wide enough to hold a road, and putting a fish screen in the spillway (that also trapped debris). These alterations increased the vulnerability of the dam. Even when told the dam might not hold unless they fixed it, they didn't fix it. Big rain. Dam broke. Flood killed 2,200. Emily-Yes, Johnstown totally belongs here. That flood happened due to the negligence of the rich cats from Pittsburgh who purchased an abandoned reservoir near Southfork and converted it into a private resort lake. Some of the modifications they made to the dam at the reservoir included lowering the dam to make its top wide enough to hold a road, and putting a fish screen in the spillway (that also trapped debris). These alterations increased the vulnerability of the dam. Even when told the dam might not hold unless they fixed it, they didn’t fix it. Big rain. Dam broke. Flood killed 2,200.

]]> By: Sami http://ty.rannosaur.us/5-disasters-that-could-have-been-avoided/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 Sami Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:41:55 +0000 http://ty.rannosaur.us/?p=883#comment-1036 Centralia is a bit of a gray area because there isn't enough evidence for either theory over why the mine fire started. Centralia is a bit of a gray area because there isn't enough evidence for either theory over why the mine fire started.

]]> By: Emily http://ty.rannosaur.us/5-disasters-that-could-have-been-avoided/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Emily Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:00:22 +0000 http://ty.rannosaur.us/?p=883#comment-1030 Does Johnstown really fit the theme of this article? Disaster yes, but not of complete negligence like the others mentioned here. I think Centralia (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania)" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylva...</a> fits the theme, the still burning mine fire there could have been stopped or avoided long ago... instead Centralia is pretty much a ghost town now. Does Johnstown really fit the theme of this article? Disaster yes, but not of complete negligence like the others mentioned here. I think Centralia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylva... fits the theme, the still burning mine fire there could have been stopped or avoided long ago… instead Centralia is pretty much a ghost town now.

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