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That'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 tr
by LeifCarrotson 5y ago
That'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...