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| Passed the test! Controversial and long-delayed underwater barriers succeed in first emergency as Venice is hit by floods |
| 2020-10-04 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 Rising waters? About one third of the Netherlands lies below sea level, with the lowest point being 22 feet (6.7 meters) below sea level. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-10-04 13:48 |
| #3 Pretty sure Venice is also substantially more vulnerable to flooding than the Dutch, what with it actively sinking and all. Plus Italian engineering. |
| Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2020-10-04 13:08 |
| #2 But the Dutch didn't have mafiosi and capi in the way taking their cut (not to mention just the perceived view on how Italians do things there). |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-10-04 11:30 |
| #1 The Dutch seemed to have figure the issue out a long time ago. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-10-04 11:18 |