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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by Muromec on Sunday September 05, 2021 @01:43PM (#28426130)
>The place is sinking while sea level rise is already locked in with current levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Biggest airport in The Netherlands is 3 meters below the sea level, but at least we don't have hurricanes here, just North Sea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by kibwen on Sunday September 05, 2021 @01:57PM (#28426234)
Europe is generally protected from hurricanes due to how far north everything is, but as the north Atlantic warms tropical storms will become more frequent, potentially graduating into legitimate hurricanes every once in a while.
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