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That's what they have been doing in Netherlands for decades. Half of Netherlands is less than one meter above sea level. A significant portion is below sea leve
by nullnilvoid 9y ago
That's what they have been doing in Netherlands for decades. Half of Netherlands is less than one meter above sea level. A significant portion is below sea level already.
- dmix 9y agoI haven't yet read this article but is this really that much of a threat to these cities? It really does seem like the solution to build levies/walls is obvious and straight forward. Am I missing something about the complexity of this problem? I'd imagine the scale/length could be quite expensive for some of these areas. But it hardly seems like an unattainable infrastructure building project. Especially considering all of the talk about billions of dollars in potential damages to cities... This is exactly why we pay taxes.
- IIIIIIIIIIII 9y agoThe problem probably isn't the situation 364.8 days per year, but what happens that one time every few years when weather (typhoons) and maybe even the tides align to create conditions much worse than average for just a few hours. See New Orleans... the worst part is that because it's so rare most people (and media) will rant against the "waste of taxpayer money". You have to build very expensive infrastructure that's almost never needed, that goes against human nature it seems to me.
- darpa_escapee 9y agoThe East and Gulf coasts of the US are hit with tropical storms and hurricanes each year. A rise in sea-level means more intense flooding and destruction when storms land in these regions. The problem is no one wants to pay for expensive stopgaps or solutions at the moment.