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The Netherlands are already affected by sea level rise for some time. However, it seems to me they also plan and act accordingly for quite some time: https://en
by valenceelectron 5y ago
The Netherlands are already affected by sea level rise for some time. However, it seems to me they also plan and act accordingly for quite some time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control_in_the_Netherlands#Current_situation_and_future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control_in_the_Netherlan...
"The sea defenses are continuously being strengthened and raised to meet the safety norm of a flood chance of once every 10,000 years for the west, which is the economic heart and most densely populated part of the Netherlands, and once every 4,000 years for less densely populated areas. [...]
The Second Delta Committee [...] expects a sea level rise of 65 to 130 cm by the year 2100."