Hvornår forsvinder Holland?
This undated aerial handout photograph made available by the Rijkswaterstaat (part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) shows trucks and digger loaders spreading 10 million cubic metres of sand to reinforce the Houtribdijk near Enkhuizen, northern Netherlands, a major dike which is being shored up by more than 666, 000 truckloads of sand to protect the low-laying country against rising water levels. – While building on sand has traditionally been a byword for wobbly foundations, the Dutch say they have found a new method to turn the substance into a 50-year wall against the water. The Netherlands is deploying an unlikely ally as climate change intensifies the low-lying country’s age-old fight against floods: more than 666, 000 truckloads of sand to shore up a crucial dike. (Photo by HO / Rijkswaterstaat / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / RIJKSWATERSTAAT” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
”Med udsigt til vandstigninger uden fortilfælde som følge af klimaforandringerne kæmper den hollandske regering mod uret for at finde en måde at undgå, at et af verdens rigeste lande bliver slugt af Nordsøen. Forudsigelser om havstigninger går fra niveauer, der er håndterbare, så længe de sker gradvist, til dommedagsscenarier, som vil gøre myndighedernes reaktionstid til skamme. Eksperterne er på vegne af regeringen lige så stille begyndt at lave modeller for forskellige fremtider.” Spændende reportageartikel i Politico Europe.