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And about half of the country is less than 1m above sea level. The 1953 storm created a surge of 5.6m above mean sea level, about 3.6 above highest tide. Delta

by yread 9y ago

And about half of the country is less than 1m above sea level. The 1953 storm created a surge of 5.6m above mean sea level, about 3.6 above highest tide. Delta Works protects only to about 4m above highest tide. Katrina created a storm surge of up to 8.5m. Luckily tropical hurricanes don't get to the North Sea. Yet.

ocschwar 9y ago
Well, you do have a barrier island named Great Britain to protect against cyclone surges.
- jacquesm 9y ago
  Yes, but the channel being funnel shaped actually causes the water to be substantially higher at times than it would have been otherwise.