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Sea Change Started conversation Nov 11, 2001
I don't understand the least elevation statistic. I thought that some polders were below sea level?
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tdbiii Posted Nov 11, 2001
yes the minus in the first statistic means -7 i.e. 7 meters below sealevel. My subber (or I by mistake) must have added the second minus but that should definately be 327 m above sea level...
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Joho Posted Nov 15, 2001
As a matter of fact, about one third on the entire country is below sea level. And at least half the population tries to live there. Don't panic ! The last serious flooding occurred in 1953 and the dykes have been strengthened ever since.
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tdbiii Posted Nov 16, 2001
The last serious flooding happened a few years ago when the rivers flooded in the south of the country, thousands of people were evacuated!
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