Protecting Coastal Communities: The Dutch Say Yes We Do - In America, We Can, Too

Levees.org has created a video documentary using footage captured by an Amsterdam-based filmmaker while in The Netherlands this past May....HJ Bosworth Jr and Sandy Rosenthal were part of US Senator Mary Landrieu's Second Congressional Delegation (CoDel) excursion to Holland. Unlike the first CoDel which studied peripheral barriers (floodgates), the goal of the Second CoDel was to see how the Dutch live with - and manage - water in urban settings.

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[55cameo57]

Yes the Dutch have a similar situation in respect to living on a fllod plain,, But do they have hurricanes pushing uncontrollable water into the waterways,, How are they prepared for such a storm? Katrina, Camile, Betsy, and many other big hurricanes for centuries have been devestating property on the east coast and the Gulf of Mexico, Property that was above sea level. How is New Orleans ever going to be Hurricane proof? God Bless the Gulf coast, they have seen their share of misery

[LeveesOrg]

The country of Holland is the floodplain for three major rivers. The property above sea level in New Orleans flooded because the levee construction by USACE was so poorly done, not because storm surge was so high. New Orleans can cost feasibly be protected against 1,000 year storms. No one has suggested anything better is needed.

[iching64]

The controversy is simple. If the levee problem is solvable - and the Dutch show that it is - then the question is who is NOT solving the problem? That's easy. The US Army Corps of Engineers and the oil companies, including Shell. The oil companies don't want any attention paid on the fact that they are responsible and continue to be responsible for bayou destruction. The wetlands aren't "disappearing." That's nonsense. They are being destroyed. Shell wants unlimited access to the oil.

[Zmbie]

Excellent Video, Sandy, keep up the good work.

[myself2692]

because nature is keeping balance and nature decided that your dna pool is a weak one.. and that means one thing... the country that is 200 years YOUNG is not going to last... not with an American flag it won't and that is good thing because all you brought is shit... and more of it so beware the next generation is NOT going to provide you with any more information on how to improve your infrastructures why would we, we like to see you drown oh yes we do, elephants trying to swim ! LOL

[myself2692]

but hey keep on killing young men overseas with reasons nobody understand and flud your country we will watch oh yes we watch while the most anddddd the less crazy motherfuckers going even more crazy because the bill of a 100 grant is to big the one that matches the surgery of there sons daughters dads moms because the government cannot pay for it hmm and then this hurricane problem dsjie what a pitty ... you fucked us all in the ass not it is time nature is going to fuck you... BIG time !

[myself2692]

it is easy guys.... you take one poul of dna... where also germans belong to anddd you take yours well...there is just the thing one poul misses.... and that is education and HOW to do.... all YOU can do is drop bombs put up a big militairy scene and build the MOST terrible cars... that is NOT the credentials to keep your country dry... think of Manhattan think of who made it FUCKING possible !!! but hey Let's get fucked by the english and send out the REAL intelligent dna GREAT JOB AMERICANS !

[wanderbaseballertje2]

@iching64 Little fact: Shell is originally a Dutch oil company.

Another one: The Netherlands have been superior over any other country during their "Golden Age" in the 16th century.

Sorry if this doesn't matter to you :)

[xRedster]

@55cameo57 I'd also like to point you into the direct of the North Sea Flood of 1953 (De Watersnoodramp). A cyclonic windstorm caused a storm tide, in combination with a high spring tide it completely obliterated the province of Zeeland where thousands died. So yes, we do suffer rom catastrophic storms and our answers to them are the Delta Works and the Afsluitdijk.

[neianna]

@onebaud Your republicans are too rightwinged to even get into holland...seriously I mean it...they would never get any footing here...look at bill o'reilly...

[neianna]

@rjack52 Exactly...and if the gov, isn't consenting go about without their permission...here in the Netherlands the politicians are afraid of the people, they know we can send them home packing if we want to...you people need to stand up for yourselves...and say enough is enough give us safety!

[neianna]

@n1rg And yet we *the dutch* make land out of water...go look it up our province flevoland? Was non existent before we pumped it dry...no God ever did that, we did...which is what you can do too! Don't pray the storm will hit you...Make sure the storm gets broken before it reaches you...lesser damage that way...

[neianna]

@55cameo57 You can't really protect against a hurricane, what you need to worry about is the water that comes with it....NO has no natural barrieres that take the first blow...you leave that up to the levees...if those break you're basically screwed cause you have no way to manage the water out if that happens...What I would do is use the bay set up natural barriers that withstands or brakes the powerful waves...after all once broken it holds little strength to break the levees ...

[Tareq88]

In Yemen we could benefit from the Dutch system. Last year a flood killed over 100 people and left thousands homeless.

One of the contributing factors was the introduction of South American desert shrubs. Although it is an abundant source of livestock feed, it is now clogging canals and diverting them during rainy seasons. Talk about a dilemma.