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Agreed to that, but they are right with stating, that digging up so much ocean soil in a direct line might disrupt entire maritime ecosystems.
by lukan 6mo ago
Agreed to that, but they are right with stating, that digging up so much ocean soil in a direct line might disrupt entire maritime ecosystems.
- peterfirefly 6mo ago"Environmentalists" also made a big fuzz about the Øresund connection, claiming that the artificial island midway would disrupt the entire Baltic Sea ecosystem by drastically reducing the flow of water. Didn't happen. The (fairly small) compensatory digging had the effect the engineers had calculated and the water flow actually increased slightly and the Baltic Sea ecosystem is fine -- or at least not harmed by this particular project. I think we should trust the people who can (and do) make calculations over those who can't (and don't).
- msandford 6mo agoThe tunnel will very likely be less disruptive to marine animals than ferry boats. During the construction yes it will be worse but 10 years after? The ecosystem will have forgotten the disruption and will have gained additional peace from reduced/eliminated ferries.
- lukan 6mo agoFerries do not mess up the ground and the riffs which is where most sea life is to be found. Big ships are only a problem to sea life if they dump their old oil there, their anchors ... or well, trawling (which is forbidden there for a reason).
- gmueckl 6mo agoShips also produce noise. At least marine mammals are affected by ship noises.