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Re:The worst dam idea: evaporating the Mediterranean to powe... by Bronze_Colossus on Sunday July 31, 2022 @02:39PM (#32297642)
Since parts of Northern Europe still experiences Post-glacial rebound and will rise faster than the expected rise of the ocean level I find this project unnecessary. (I am still a sucker for megaprojects though)
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Re:The worst dam idea: evaporating the Mediterranean to powe... by Someone on Sunday July 31, 2022 @04:36PM (#32298590)
On the other hand, parts of Western Europe also still experience Post-glacial rebound and will drop, increasing the effects of rising sea levels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-glacial_rebound#Vertical_...:

“the post-glacial rebound of northern Great Britain (up to 10 cm per century) is causing a corresponding downward movement of the southern half of the island (up to 5 cm per century)”

IIRC, the Low Countries also are sinking because of post-glacial rebound.

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