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Dig into the incredible engineering of the Netherlands’ Delta Works— the most sophisticated flood prevention system in the world.
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In January 1953, a tidal surge shook the North Sea. The titanic waves flooded the Dutch coastline, killing almost 2,000 people. 54 years later, a similar storm threatened the region. But this time, they were ready. This was thanks to a massive, interlocking system known as the Delta Works— the most sophisticated flood prevention project in the world. Stefan Al dives into this marvel of engineering.
Lesson by Stefan Al, directed by JodyPrody.
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Although I don't live in the Netherlands my family heritage originates in Rotterdam and Dordrecht. The history fascinates me; we come from ship builders, and more currently books which, incidentally, I found out while working in a bookstore! Thanks for providing a peek into my history.
meanwhile in china;this is actully cute
BORING 👎
Very interesting
the was the best punch line at the end .. wow.. clap
They’ll have to build a bigger (and taller) wall with climate change
Because water cannot spawn/be placed in nether
What happens if the water levels go up and passes sideways of the wall
meanwhile in romania , we can't build a highway
Nowadays, our old cities on the riverbanks are threatened by rising river levels.
We give the rivers more room to flow by sacrificing farmland.
Amazing, the Dutch are water wizards
This video was very insightful to me, its great to see the technology used to control flooding in action.
4:08 yeah, a rainy day is the perfect moment to ……………..water your plants 😅
I know NL will fall deeply if not start reconstruct canals&,rivers to have controll over this watters is need to know how &what need to build before you construct this canals plus the land must be up minimum 50meter over seea to resist to watter pach hammer can come just over night from see level higher .And need to know how if has not do this construction then will fall all under seea
Because we smartend up.😂😂😂😅😅😅😊
Love Holland
There is no maa-slant in the netherlands, there is a Maas-land please…..do your home work, get at least the names right… you Amer Ikans are apparently slow learners.., ke-ring with a k…
Typical American narration, talking about 'the ocean', there is no ocean, only a sea.
Storm barriers and river management are what they are there for, not climate change or rising sea levels.
Why does that have to be crammed in again? it is really the last thing we are concerned with here because the climate has been the same for over a 100 years, slightly warmer but minimal and the sea level is rising really slowly, slower than even previously thought.
If a little further research had been done, it becomes clear that we have a completely different problem here, for two important reasons our country is sinking like crazy, reclaimed land is going to settle, so it is sinking and the biggest problem for the Netherlands is isostatic rebound
our country might be small
but we are mighty
The Netherlands are having problems with the sea
I'm from the Netherlands, small town near Rotterdam, I quite often see stuff like this just a few miles from home.
This winter, you'll see beautiful photos from above. The Netherlands, a land of water, everywhere flooded due to heavy rain, never seen so much rainfall. Yet, no major calamities.
Man this is amazing! It's incredible! I hope you can tell how impressed I am because this is just that cool
It will be, soon enough….
After watching this video this made me wonder, if water levels are always rising on netherlands, was the land supposed to be under the water? if it was then why?
We need the Dutch thinking, decision-making, projecting and building now immediately here in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
We would have to rename it Nether waters than I guess…Please show some respect when making videos about other countries, do the BASIC homework first and look up how to PRONOUNCE names..It is a matter of BASIC decency and respect. We learned your weird dialect, now, you at least get our names right??? HOW HARD CAN IT BE???
I wonder what ancient dutch looks like
The Philippines should learn from this! Water management is the key! With the recent Habagat and Super Typhoon Carina, which left cities in Metro Manila submerged…
Can't wait for 'Why isn't the Netherlands underwater, part 2: what can be done about it'
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And they don't even talk about the IJsselmeer and the Afsluitdijk! This country is truly amazing! Civil engineering on several levels above anyone else.
My teacher talked about it during class. It's just a great video to learn more and dig deeper about the background etc.
Who says it won’t?
What
"Netherlands will sink underwater by 2030" articles say.
Yea no, look at them floating. Looks like NL is the safest coast within this global warming era.
God created the world but the Dutch created the Netherlands.
i'm wondering if this could also be applied in other cities and areas, like Venice
Should Dutch people stop the capital of Indonesia Jakarta from sinking fast without transfer of the capital?
The Netherlands *WAS* ready. It's the name of a country and is singular, not plural.
After almost a decade I finally know from where Delta Work got her name