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The Dutch might have a new industry, exporting their skill at reclaiming land from the sea. And how to keep inland areas below sea level, pumped dry reliably.
by bbarnett 5y ago
The Dutch might have a new industry, exporting their skill at reclaiming land from the sea.
And how to keep inland areas below sea level, pumped dry reliably.
- rayrrr 5y agoSadly the Dutch have their own problems now and probably need to focus all of their efforts on their own coastline like the rest of us, unless you think they can export "an integrated approach, in which all stakeholders are involved in finding solutions for climate change issues" to other countries like the U.S. that are "more individualistic." https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2019/07/dutch-barricade-against-climate-change/ https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2019/07/dutch-bar...
- LeifCarrotson 5y agoThat's rather the opposite of this XKCD What-If on draining the oceans: https://what-if.xkcd.com/53/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/53/ > And after 2000 years of trying to hold back the sea, the Netherlands are finally high and dry. No longer living with the constant threat of a cataclysmic flood, they're free to turn their energies toward outward expansion. They immediately spread out and claim the newly-exposed land.
- mikewarot 5y agoInteresting to note that in the past, sea levels were 100+ meters lower. There are ancient stories that tell of now underwater landmarks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Holocene_sea_level_rise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Holocene_sea_level_rise https://theconversation.com/ancient-aboriginal-stories-preserve-history-of-a-rise-in-sea-level-36010 https://theconversation.com/ancient-aboriginal-stories-prese...