Holding back the sea: How Dutch ingenuity saved the land
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Holding back the sea: How Dutch ingenuity saved the land
From the deadly night of 1953 to the Delta Works programme, the Netherlands has turned reclaimed polders into some of the most productive farmland on Earth. Last week, I ended my vacation in Holland with a tour of the Delta Works – the vast system of dykes, sluices, and storm surge barriers that keeps the sea at bay. Seeing it up close was impressive enough, but what struck me most was how deeply these structures are tied to the country’s farmla…
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