Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years

Re:Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years by Yeroc on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @01:04PM (#21527278)

I visited Amsterdam recently and noticed in conversation with a number of people that both the citizens and governments are very aware and concerned about climate change since they're in a particularly vulnerable position to rising ocean levels.

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Re:Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years by the-dude on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @02:13PM (#21528197)

We are already below sea level, and experts claim we can handle an additional multiple meters of sea level rise : https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/10/04/we-kunnen-meters-zeespi... ( Dutch )

We will be fine and there are no worries in NL except from climate alarmists.

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Re:Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years by baq on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @02:24PM (#21528347)

NL dikes can handle that but wouldn't you be flooded from behind via Germany and France?

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Re:Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years by the-dude on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @02:31PM (#21528435)

Well, in Europe rivers flow from high terrain to the sea ( low terrain ).

We are at sea. Rivers come from central Europe.

As I said, nobody worries except climate alarmist and poorly educated people.

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