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Global warming forces Dutch to strengthen dykes
ABC News (au) ^
| September 3, 2008
| Emma Alberici
Posted on 09/03/2008 5:23:26 PM PDT by smokingfrog
The Netherlands will be forced to spend about $170 billion to extend and strengthen its dykes to protect the country from rising sea levels.
A committee charged with investigating the future effects of global warming on the Netherlands delivered its findings overnight.
It found that the country, nearly two-thirds of which lies below sea level, must spend up to $2 billion per year over the next century on additional safety measures if it is to survive the ravages of rising sea levels.
Large-scale work will be needed to extend and strengthen dykes.
The report was written by the Delta commission which was established after the disastrous floods of 1953 that claimed the lives of around 2,000 people
TOPICS: Weather
KEYWORDS: cantreplytothread; climatechange; crazypost; dykes; environment; globalwarming; help; mainestategop; netherlands; pleasereopenthread; rosie; smokingfrog; threadabyss; threadhole; wrongpost; wrongreply; zot
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Comment #1 Removed by Moderator
Ohhhhh boy! I knew jokes like that [ellen] was gonna come up. Okay I got one...
Spell the word LESBIAN and and say the first letter and last letter fast... what do you get? What does it spell?
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:25:37 PM PDT
by
mainestategop
(MAINE: The way communism should be)
To: mainestategop
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:26:26 PM PDT
by
Duck Fan
To: mainestategop
This ought to be interesting...
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:26:44 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Lets get dangerous)
To: mainestategop
Okay, cool, can reply now. This thread title is just itching(?) for a Rosie pic.
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:26:45 PM PDT
by
library user
(What say you, Messiah?)
Hmmmm... Guess that AM thought it wasn't good.
note to adminmods, if you don't think that one either just feel free to delete it. I think your gonna have your work cut out for you tonight if we keep seeing this :)
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:27:09 PM PDT
by
mainestategop
(MAINE: The way communism should be)
To: mainestategop
Just what the world needs, female weight lifters wearing wooden shoes. Is the freakin’ world going mad?
To: darkwing104
"I can't come to the phone right now because my fist is stuck.
Please leave a message and I'll get back to you."
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:29:00 PM PDT
by
library user
(What say you, Messiah?)
To: mainestategop
Is it rising sea levels or sinking land.
I remember back in junior high school learning that the Netherlands built their dikes because the land was sinking.
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:29:23 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(Your message here.)
To: mainestategop
Strong dykes are very scary...
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:29:25 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(Conservatives start smart, and get rich, liberals start rich, and get stupid.)
To: smokingfrog; All
Guys I didn't post that article! It was smokingfrog! Your hitting the wrong one!
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:29:44 PM PDT
by
mainestategop
(MAINE: The way communism should be)
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:30:06 PM PDT
by
mainestategop
(MAINE: The way communism should be)
To: mainestategop
Their “Windows on the World” are above sea level.
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:30:10 PM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto!)
To: smokingfrog
LOL! Well smokey I hope your happy cuz now they’re giving me credit for your post. :)
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:31:51 PM PDT
by
mainestategop
(MAINE: The way communism should be)
To: mainestategop
The Mississippi River broke through a protective dike today...What is a protective dike? Is it a large woman that says Dont go near there! But Betty Dont go near there! Dont go down by the river!... No, we cant say dyke on the air, we cant even say lesbian anymore, its women in comfortable shoes...thank you!
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:33:52 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: Admin Moderator
Are you reading all this? Good lord...
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posted on
09/03/2008 5:46:25 PM PDT
by
mainestategop
(MAINE: The way communism should be)
To: library user
library user - wicked! LMAO!
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posted on
09/03/2008 6:02:03 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: mainestategop
Strong Dykes - any jokes involving leather pants and flannel?
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posted on
09/03/2008 6:03:01 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: PGR88
After the dykes have been strengthened, maybe they should then turn their attention to the dikes.
To: darkwing104
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posted on
09/03/2008 7:02:35 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Voting Conservative isn't for the faint of heart.)
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