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Post by pieter on Sept 13, 2023 1:05:58 GMT -7
Jaga,
It looks like the 1953 North Sea flood in the Netherlands.
The 1953 North Sea flood (Dutch: Watersnoodramp) was a major flood caused by a heavy storm surge that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England and Scotland. Most sea defences facing the surge were overwhelmed, resulting in extensive flooding.
The storm and flooding occurred at the end of Saturday, 31 January 1953 and in the morning of the next day. A combination of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm caused a storm tide of the North Sea. The combination of wind, high tide, and low pressure caused the sea to flood land up to 5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in) above mean sea level.
Realising that such infrequent events could reoccur, the Netherlands and the UK carried out large studies on strengthening of coastal defences. The Netherlands developed the Delta Works, an extensive system of dams and storm surge barriers. The UK constructed storm surge barriers on the Thames Estuary and on the Hull where it meets the Humber Estuary.
Pieter
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Post by pieter on Sept 13, 2023 1:07:04 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 13, 2023 1:09:01 GMT -7
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Post by Jaga on Sept 15, 2023 19:30:04 GMT -7
Pieter, this flood of the whole city in Libya is awful. It is sad to think how much Libya was in the news during Kadafi rain and all of this is over now because there is a different government but the West world did not help with the transition enough.
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Post by pieter on Sept 17, 2023 8:16:18 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 17, 2023 8:16:52 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 17, 2023 8:24:27 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Sept 17, 2023 8:27:56 GMT -7
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