http://futurismic.com/2009/06/30/domed-cities-and-super-squellettes/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://futurismic.com/2009/06/30/domed-cities-and-super-squellettes/comment-page-1/#comment-44045 Walter Clark Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:58:36 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7998#comment-44045 I like the idea about cities under a dome, beccause it will keep out the weather elements such as rain, and snow. During wintertime up north, when a city is under a dome, such as Seattle, Chicago, New York or Boston, you don't have to worry about school closings, or cancellations, or down south, such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, or Miani, you don't have to worry about rain, thunder, or a 100-degree heat from the sun in the summer. Even if the Earth is experiencing global Warming that could create violent weather, the cities under the domes will be safe, free from flooding, prevent cancellations and school closings during Winter. I like the idea about cities under a dome, beccause it will keep out the weather elements such as rain, and snow. During wintertime up north, when a city is under a dome, such as Seattle, Chicago, New York or Boston, you don’t have to worry about school closings, or cancellations, or down south, such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, or Miani, you don’t have to worry about rain, thunder, or a 100-degree heat from the sun in the summer. Even if the Earth is experiencing global Warming that could create violent weather, the cities under the domes will be safe, free from flooding, prevent cancellations and school closings during Winter.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2009/06/30/domed-cities-and-super-squellettes/comment-page-1/#comment-36394 Nancy Jane Moore Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:09 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7998#comment-36394 Let's see: will the chemical plants and oil refineries be under the dome? If so, that won't help Houston's air quality. Not to mention all the cars on the freeway. Or are they going to make Houston -- massive, sprawling, car-centric Houston -- a walkable city? Anyway, a dome will only solve the more immediate problem of tropical storms and hurricanes that drop vast quantities of water on the city; it won't keep Houston from sinking into the Gulf of Mexico, which could happen sooner rather than later if sea levels start rising appreciably. Let’s see: will the chemical plants and oil refineries be under the dome? If so, that won’t help Houston’s air quality. Not to mention all the cars on the freeway. Or are they going to make Houston — massive, sprawling, car-centric Houston — a walkable city?
Anyway, a dome will only solve the more immediate problem of tropical storms and hurricanes that drop vast quantities of water on the city; it won’t keep Houston from sinking into the Gulf of Mexico, which could happen sooner rather than later if sea levels start rising appreciably.

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