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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Netherlands to strengthen flood fortifications
Posted by Dhairya Thakker(Admin) at 11:15 AM Labels: floods, global warming, NetherlandsTHE HAGUE (AFP) – The Dutch government on Thursday unveiled a multi-billion dollar plan to reinforce dykes and the coastline and augment fresh water supplies in the face of rising sea levels due to global warming.
Two-thirds of the Netherlands lies below sea-level and the country is increasingly worried about the threat of devastating floods.
The government's national water plan proposes strengthening hundreds of kilometres (miles) of dykes along the North Sea, adding massive sand deposits to the coast, increasing river drainage capacity, and expanding the freshwater Ijsselmeer (lake) north of Amsterdam.
"The Netherlands has good fresh water provision, but it won't always be guaranteed," said a government statement, warning about the "intrusion" of salt water due to the rising seas.
source:- YahooFull article
Atleast some Governments. have awoken to this grave danger of global warming. After Germany and Japan, many countries have taken concrete steps to curb this menace. Lets hope others follow suit.
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- Dhairya Thakker(Admin) said...
December 24, 2008 at 12:18 AMThank you very much Mr. Bhuvan. I'm trying my best to keep our readers updated about the latest with regards to this serious issue of GW. I visited your blog and I'm impressed with the amount of hard work you have put in. :)
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