Will Agnes Give Us A Warning?

Will Agnes Give Us A Warning?

Article explains that people in the upper French Broad River Basin and surrounding areas don't believe that a flood like the one in 1916 could happen again, as there "has not really been a catastrophic flood since that time". This incorrect belief is part of the reasoning behind the opposition to the implementation of the TVA's flood control plan from the 1940s. The author then compares tropical storm Agnes to the storm that caused the 1916 flood. They state that the Upper French Broad area was 'lucky' that the storm hadn't hit harder. The author also argues non-flood related benefits of the reservoirs, saying that they would create "new water resources for homes and industry and new recreation areas." The author ends by stating that the homeowners that oppose the construction of the reservoirs are a loud minority, and that other homeowners shouldn't be swayed by what they say.

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