Lessons from Holland on fighting rising sea levels

Windmills are more than just a traditional part of the Dutch landscape; they have played a key role in the war Holland has waged against the sea for centuries. Today the Dutch are using ever-more innovative methods to combat rising sea levels, strategies that may also benefit other nations confronting the effects of climate change. Martha Teichner reports. Originally broadcast on May 21, 2017.

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[Whyoakdbi]

Dutchman: Did you think about preventing the disaster?
American: *:O*

[mmakho]

The most Kind and respectful people that I ever have seen in my Life. I love dutch people, I love Nederland.

[OsmosisHD]

'Its in our veins'
Thinking about it, that might be true. I can remember quite clearly as a little kid, me digging trenches and reservoirs on the beach. Was rather satisfied watching water moving from A to B without flooding my sandcastle

[robertrijkers]

'war against water'.. nah we just call it common sense

[entary]

The Netherlands are the REAL Prepers of earth for 1000 or more Years an helping other Country too give it some Respect

[ramsamac]

Having lived in the netherlands for almost 2 years, everytime when I see a dijk, polder or atleast a video on it, my respect towards the dutch increaes tenfold..Being an Indian and I have always had the comfort of living in high areas never realised that surronded by water is dangerous but still places gets flooded in my country..I truly love and admire their design, approach and the way they implemented it.I hope every low lying area in the world learn from them..

[jasaadduthane]

6:25 "what if waterlevel rises? does the house rise too? " THAT'S HOW FLOATING WORKS YOU UNBELIEVABLE AMERICAN!!!!

[-gemberkoekje-]

"God made the earth, the Dutch made the netherlands. Jesus turned water into wine, the Dutch turned sea into land."

[sallybowles]

Lol and in america they would call this “socialism”, it s called civic conscience, and it s simply the opposite of wild individualism and selfishness

[Jim_]

This is a lesson for the world on how to deal with rising sea levels

[Tore_Lund]

The most impressive detail about the Rotterdam storm barrier, is the fact that it is a float barrier. That means, it swings out and is then filled with water. This however requires a two axis joint in the mooring points, which is accomplished by a giant 1m diameter ball joint that was a challenge to machine in 1997. Damned, I'm not even Dutch, and I remember this from the opening 20+ years ago!!

[spiritanimal]

We're going to build a wall and the ocean is going to pay for it.

[catwalkster]

Our water management system is one of the seven great miracles of the world.

There is a concrete block next to it that says:

Hier gaan over het tij de maan de wind en wij

( here the tides are ruled by the moon the wind and us ( the Dutch)

[dakgeut]

If you have a problem with water, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire a Dutch team.

It's true what the guy at the end said. It's in our veins.

[noeraldinkabam]

The mounts are called terps and it’s where the living with the water started. We don’t have a war with the water: the water is our economic backbone as well as the risk we live with.
Most of us love the water.

[Xx-pofu]

I wish the U.S. would do something like this instead of wasting trillion of dollars on wars.

[LSWilliam]

The whole planet should follow the lead of the Dutch. Adapt while we still can.

[anthonybarbone]

This makes too much sense. With the amount of money we spend on trying to stop the climate from changing, we can improve infrastructure to prepare for inevitable disasters and climate change.

[vivianidelacerda]

Thinking ahead and implementing preventive measures show the country cares for its citizens. Well done!

[WRGOP]

Holland is not a country, but it is two provinces in Netherlands.