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Countries with mountains are much more vulnerable against climate change and the extreme weather. Last extreme rain took away, via the rivers, many houses in Ge
by whazor 4y ago
Countries with mountains are much more vulnerable against climate change and the extreme weather. Last extreme rain took away, via the rivers, many houses in Germany. Whereas The Netherlands is relatively safe as we are more downstream and also more prepared against river floods.
- jacquesm 4y agoTo some extent. There are some relatively narrow passages that have to carry extreme amounts of water, mostly in the south of the country where the river banks are steep. As soon as the river breaks out of that limited area it will flood the surrounding countryside which isn't all that well prepared. You could see this during the flooding that destroyed those houses in Germany, it didn't go much better in NL, but fortunately on a smaller scale. https://www.youtube.com/embed/96IGKw2NKQY?feature=oembed https://www.youtube.com/embed/96IGKw2NKQY?feature=oembed Still, you are right that 'upstream' this problem can get much worse due to terrain geometry and lack of preparation, as well as building into areas that really belong to the river.