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What the Netherlands has done – and is urgently planning to do – in the face of climate-driven sea-level rise holds important
lessons for the rest of the world.Dordrecht, Netherlands - The Dutch enjoy a hard-earned reputation for building river dikes and sea barriers. Over centuries, they have transformed
a flood-prone river delta into a wealthy nation roughly twice the size of New Jersey.
If
scientific projections for global warming are right, however, that
success will be sorely tested. Globally, sea levels may rise up to a
foot during the early part of this century, and up to nearly three feet
by century's end. This would bring higher tidal surges from the
more-intense coastal storms that scientists also project, along with
the risk of more frequent and more severe river floods from intense
rainfall inland. Full Story 
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