▲ 2128 ▼ Very few people realise how environmentally devastating this game is. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 334 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) The one near me got turned into 500 houses. The water infra couldn't cope and everywhere now floods when it rains. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fraylor@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago Damn. If only we kept the golf course. permalink fedilink source parent [+] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) The golf course absorbed a lot of rainfall in the soil, and I live downhill from it. Rainfall now goes into them stormwater system instead of into the soil. Even though the new houses have drainage that is sufficient, it all runs into an existing pipeline that can't handle it. As bad as golf courses are for the environment, paving over it is 100x worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well, yeah. Roads, houses and driveways don’t soak up rain. Probably whatever was there prior to the golf course did a better job at that. And the current key is “pipeline that can’t handle it” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fraylor@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago Damn. If only we kept the golf course. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) The golf course absorbed a lot of rainfall in the soil, and I live downhill from it. Rainfall now goes into them stormwater system instead of into the soil. Even though the new houses have drainage that is sufficient, it all runs into an existing pipeline that can't handle it. As bad as golf courses are for the environment, paving over it is 100x worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well, yeah. Roads, houses and driveways don’t soak up rain. Probably whatever was there prior to the golf course did a better job at that. And the current key is “pipeline that can’t handle it” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) The golf course absorbed a lot of rainfall in the soil, and I live downhill from it. Rainfall now goes into them stormwater system instead of into the soil. Even though the new houses have drainage that is sufficient, it all runs into an existing pipeline that can't handle it. As bad as golf courses are for the environment, paving over it is 100x worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well, yeah. Roads, houses and driveways don’t soak up rain. Probably whatever was there prior to the golf course did a better job at that. And the current key is “pipeline that can’t handle it” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well, yeah. Roads, houses and driveways don’t soak up rain. Probably whatever was there prior to the golf course did a better job at that. And the current key is “pipeline that can’t handle it” permalink fedilink source parent
