Dutch storm surge barrier closes automatically

This seems to have been automatically translated from <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nu.nl&#x2F;binnenland&#x2F;6295147&#x2F;maeslantkering-voor-het-eerst-automatisch-dicht-vanwege-hoogwater.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nu.nl&#x2F;binnenland&#x2F;6295147&#x2F;maeslantkering-voor-het...</a>. For example, &quot;coupure&quot; (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Coupure" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Coupure</a>) got translated as &quot;denomination&quot;, which is not correct in this context :)

The intesting part: The flood defense closes automatically at a water level of 3 meters above NAP (Amsterdam water level baseline) at Rotterdam or 2.9 meters above NAP at Dordrecht. The two doors, each 210 meters wide and 22 meters high, fill with water when the barrier closes. They then sink to the bottom in about two hours. A computer system automatically determines whether the barrier should be closed. However, a team from Rikswaterstaat is present to supervise.

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The Maeslantkering closed automatically for the first time since its completion in 1998.

With the present conslusion from climate change models on how the water will rise due to increased temperature, is not parts of the Netherlands no longer viable and people and business will have ot move to regions with higher elevation?<p>Should such a drastic move be taking place now, before the model conclusion say it will be underwater?<p>That based on the fact that the 1,5C goal has long since become untenable without drastic action, which is presently not taking place. -

Lol, what an website. One paragraph of the article, one Google ad