Netherlands: Risk of submersion persists 70 years after deadly tidal wave

Following this disaster, the Delta Plan was launched in the Netherlands with the aim of protecting its coasts: 500 kilometres of dykes and barriers were built to make the largest water defence structure in the world. Even today, dykes are still being raised and dunes created. But with climate change, rising sea levels and increasingly frequent extreme weather events, questions are being asked about whether these precautions are sufficient.

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