i just just came back from the netherlands a month ago and the flood mitigation infrastructure was something I have never seen before. no joke, canals and well built levies everywhere. some of the best architecture i have ever seen
Will go back to sleep again in a minute. In my dream just now, my very early morning sleep, I was back in Europe, in The Netherlands to be exact, people still the same old, not nice people indeed, then suddenly the land was cracked the dams were cracked too many parts of the country are under the water, Amsterdam was mostly effected, my safe in Amsterdam was stuck in the was basement next to the canal and that time was already sinking in with the north sea water, no where safe to walk in Amsterdam Clumsy move will worsen the land cracks and will drown in everything It was a fine normal day, but it all started with sudden trees along the canals were uprooting *Then I woke up When very poor eternal criminals western world, middle east and surrounding never evolved animals not a complete multiracial not multilingual never been living around the world all alone since childhood stuck inside their tiny boxes/cages their entire life cannot handle the truth then it's considered as hatred. Anyway ;) Draconia/Dragon My Guardians. Reptiles any size any danger level are harmless around me including petting Komodo Dragon. Born a complete multiracial multilingual Indonesian living around the world all alone since childhood. Rizki Ferdian (Unique, Light Bearer, Brave) = Richie Ferdinand Me, February 1st 1984, 9:33-36 AM GMT +7 = Aquarius Sun in its own Aquarius 11th house, Aries Ascendant/Rising 1st house, etc including MARS in Scorpio in its Scorpio 8th house meaning Dont f around with me, it would be lifetime regret, Scorpio last stage: DRAGON. Numerology of many aspects: 7 Egypt isn't the oldest but Indonesia, Indonesia is much older before eruption of Toba supervolcano Sumatra 75,000 years ago resulted today world's largest volcanic lake, including world's oldest pyramid 25,000 years old Gunung Padang, West Java. Yet, world map is inaccurate since Mercator projection 1569, real size of Indonesia is huge as Russia and even much richer than the rest of the world. Don't you find it how weird world map's shape is? Indonesia should be in the center and bigger! Also Australia was part of Indonesia before Westerners came to steal it from our Ancestors All Indo including Indo Persia, Indo Europe, Indo Pacific, etc came from Indo Nesos (Indus Islands) = Indonesia Batak Bulgaria, Dracula/Draconia/Dragon, Sumeria, Simmental Switzerland, etc = Sumatra Indonesia Sumer, Summer/Sun, Terre/Tera = Sumatera/Sumatra, Mother of Sumer Batak Bulgaria = Batak Sumatra Simmental Switzerland = Minangkabau/Batak Sumatra And so on..
@@Brozius2512 Maybe he was reacting to another video, but reacted to the wrong one. Just like sending a tekst to some other person you intended to send it to. And he was sleeping, so maybe sleep walking (reacting?)
@@RIZFERDwow. You really believe yourself to be somebody special and interesting don’t you? People in the Netherlands are all very nice. Especially to tourists. If you think European people are not nice, that definitely says more about you than about them. Except for the French. They are only nice to people who speak French too, so you get a pass only on that one
@@jusletursoulglobaby FYI, your local officials begged for help, but your Federal reps and senators refused it. Florida deserves what they get. Live with it. Or better yet: MOVE!
@@DG-nk7jo Defund DeSantis. Gather all MAGA cult members and move them to Siberia or North Korea. After all the Donald and DeSantis do NOT know the difference between Washington DC and Washington state?
Will go back to sleep again in a minute. In my dream just now, my very early morning sleep, I was back in Europe, in The Netherlands to be exact, people still the same old, not nice people indeed, then suddenly the land was cracked the dams were cracked too many parts of the country are under the water, Amsterdam was mostly effected, my safe in Amsterdam was stuck in the was basement next to the canal and that time was already sinking in with the north sea water, no where safe to walk in Amsterdam Clumsy move will worsen the land cracks and will drown in everything It was a fine normal day, but it all started with sudden trees along the canals were uprooting *Then I woke up When very poor eternal criminals western world, middle east and surrounding never evolved animals not a complete multiracial not multilingual never been living around the world all alone since childhood stuck inside their tiny boxes/cages their entire life cannot handle the truth then it's considered as hatred. Anyway ;) Draconia/Dragon My Guardians. Reptiles any size any danger level are harmless around me including petting Komodo Dragon. Born a complete multiracial multilingual Indonesian living around the world all alone since childhood. Rizki Ferdian (Unique, Light Bearer, Brave) = Richie Ferdinand Me, February 1st 1984, 9:33-36 AM GMT +7 = Aquarius Sun in its own Aquarius 11th house, Aries Ascendant/Rising 1st house, etc including MARS in Scorpio in its Scorpio 8th house meaning Dont f around with me, it would be lifetime regret, Scorpio last stage: DRAGON. Numerology of many aspects: 7 Egypt isn't the oldest but Indonesia, Indonesia is much older before eruption of Toba supervolcano Sumatra 75,000 years ago resulted today world's largest volcanic lake, including world's oldest pyramid 25,000 years old Gunung Padang, West Java. Yet, world map is inaccurate since Mercator projection 1569, real size of Indonesia is huge as Russia and even much richer than the rest of the world. Don't you find it how weird world map's shape is? Indonesia should be in the center and bigger! Also Australia was part of Indonesia before Westerners came to steal it from our Ancestors All Indo including Indo Persia, Indo Europe, Indo Pacific, etc came from Indo Nesos (Indus Islands) = Indonesia Batak Bulgaria, Dracula/Draconia/Dragon, Sumeria, Simmental Switzerland, etc = Sumatra Indonesia Sumer, Summer/Sun, Terre/Tera = Sumatera/Sumatra, Mother of Sumer Batak Bulgaria = Batak Sumatra Simmental Switzerland = Minangkabau/Batak Sumatra And so on..
There were consultants from the Netherlands in Louisiana in 2006 , but then they were told to leave cus the US Army has better engineering's ...guess what happened?
They have very good engineers, but not in the same field of knowledge. Mostly managers don't understand that there is a difference between an engineer that designs fighter jets and an engineers that design waterprotection infrastructures. Its not something you learn easily, it would take decades of investments in research to reach this level of skill, experience and engineeringskills.
@@ronnie9187 there is the army corps of engineers who basically do construction of all kinds; but when it boils down to water management and flooding mitigation, they are babes in the woods compared to Dutch engineers.
As a Dutch immigrant to Canada in 1953 after the flood, I have always been fascinated with water, gravity, slope, width etc, and have a cousin in Holland that was a hydraulic endgineer in Saudi Arabia...the Dutch meme is 'wees voorzichtig' which in dictionary means be careful, but the parts mean "have foresight" and that's what's happening there..anticipate.
Off-topic, but somewhat on-topic too: But here in Norway we call the land of the Dutch both Netherlands and Holland, and I've been thinking is the Netherlands the part of Holland, that is below sea level? And do the Netherlands have anything to do with the "low lands"? Sorry if these are stupid questions, but I've always been wondering about it. Here in Norway we say "Nederland", instead of "Nether", and the name literally means "Below Land", hence my confusion about the "low lands".
@@elvenkind6072 Holland is two provinces on the western coast. Netherlands is the country's name. Kingdom of he Netherlands is the entire kingdom, comprising of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Saint-Martin, Saba and St. Eustatius. Holland is not a synonym for Netherlands, it's just a region.
@@therealdutchidiot Thanks. People do use Holland as a synonym for Netherlands though, both here and I know also in the English-speaking world. So probably many people, like myself, before I asked to get clarification, would think it's one and the same thing. Have a nice day. Alv, Norway
Holland Amsterdam and all Netherlands is the special place on the planet with some super smart and creative people. respect from Croatia the best place to live if u ask me by far, not to talk about the school system
I am Dutch. For me, this is very normal. You’re born in a country with water, canals, dikes, locks, polders, etc., and that’s just part of life for us. In fact, many people here aren’t even aware of it. In Amsterdam, for example, there is a flood barrier that runs 2 meters above sea level. You hardly notice it-it’s just part of the landscape. If the locks at IJmuiden weren’t functioning, Amsterdam could potentially flood during a storm. We focus on preventive measures.
Thank you 60 minutes for re showing this beautifully done piece about a brilliant compassionate genius from the Netherlands who is willing to patiently work with so many self centered stupid Americans. I hope with all my heart that the USA will start protecting the vulnerable populations from the worsening storms from climate change over the oncoming decades♥️
Will go back to sleep again in a minute. In my dream just now, my very early morning sleep, I was back in Europe, in The Netherlands to be exact, people still the same old, not nice people indeed, then suddenly the land was cracked the dams were cracked too many parts of the country are under the water, Amsterdam was mostly effected, my safe in Amsterdam was stuck in the was basement next to the canal and that time was already sinking in with the north sea water, no where safe to walk in Amsterdam Clumsy move will worsen the land cracks and will drown in everything It was a fine normal day, but it all started with sudden trees along the canals were uprooting *Then I woke up When very poor eternal criminals western world, middle east and surrounding never evolved animals not a complete multiracial not multilingual never been living around the world all alone since childhood stuck inside their tiny boxes/cages their entire life cannot handle the truth then it's considered as hatred. Anyway ;) Draconia/Dragon My Guardians. Reptiles any size any danger level are harmless around me including petting Komodo Dragon. Born a complete multiracial multilingual Indonesian living around the world all alone since childhood. Rizki Ferdian (Unique, Light Bearer, Brave) = Richie Ferdinand Me, February 1st 1984, 9:33-36 AM GMT +7 = Aquarius Sun in its own Aquarius 11th house, Aries Ascendant/Rising 1st house, etc including MARS in Scorpio in its Scorpio 8th house meaning Dont f around with me, it would be lifetime regret, Scorpio last stage: DRAGON. Numerology of many aspects: 7 Egypt isn't the oldest but Indonesia, Indonesia is much older before eruption of Toba supervolcano Sumatra 75,000 years ago resulted today world's largest volcanic lake, including world's oldest pyramid 25,000 years old Gunung Padang, West Java. Yet, world map is inaccurate since Mercator projection 1569, real size of Indonesia is huge as Russia and even much richer than the rest of the world. Don't you find it how weird world map's shape is? Indonesia should be in the center and bigger! Also Australia was part of Indonesia before Westerners came to steal it from our Ancestors All Indo including Indo Persia, Indo Europe, Indo Pacific, etc came from Indo Nesos (Indus Islands) = Indonesia Batak Bulgaria, Dracula/Draconia/Dragon, Sumeria, Simmental Switzerland, etc = Sumatra Indonesia Sumer, Summer/Sun, Terre/Tera = Sumatera/Sumatra, Mother of Sumer Batak Bulgaria = Batak Sumatra Simmental Switzerland = Minangkabau/Batak Sumatra And so on..
@@AmandaFromWisconsinyou’re right. I have some friends from the US and they’re very open and friendly. They don’t ask stupid obvious questions about the country they’re in cause they see them for themselves. The Dutch like to deep dive into a subject like traffic engineering and design to make it the best of the best like you’ve never seen before, that’s also one of the reasons why we’re to down to earth and direct, we don’t have the time to wait for stuff that can clearly be done way faster like sitting at a red light. We fixed that too.
No no no. Much much more like road engineering, human rights, education, transportation, innovation, research, implementing new revolutionary climate policies and much more.
To me, it is always amazing to see how rather than face and embrace change for some better future good, most Americans are always more willing to continue to chance EVERYTHING on working at maintaining their own personal status quo.
@@Makrel94 Yes, a mental health crisis the government continually refuses to address in the name of other people's money - - Namely, both yours and mine.
We are stubborn, not very rational, complacent and tend to think we know best. Just look at our current political divide ... our country may well be on the path of self-destruct by its own people, the people that want to advance their personal agenda from both sides. They place their ego above the country and their fellow compatriots
@@toekkababy5329 It is underlying capitalism because the companies that provide the service for rebuilding profit tremendously every time there's a disaster so there's a monetary incentive on their part to obstruct any permanent solution.
Don't forget to notice - maintaining waterworks wil cost a lot of money. Its not for free when build. However the costs of not building... you are paying.
Or possibly now one of the stingiest and most obstinate Countries. Because this is easy technology. The US has the solutions. These can be built here too. Yet the money to Save and Preserve and Protect the flood areas is allocated elsewhere. Time and time again hurricanes come...devastation. Rebuild the same place the same way. It is so true that "the flood insurance is wasted." Hank Ovig has the solutions. He is literally trying to help Save the people in our Country. People need to Listen to Hank. Listen to the Dutch. Be Smart people!
The “richest” country in the world is a joke. The government has money. the people are poor, healthcare is awful, infrastructure is awful, food is awful and the government doesn’t care about their citizens. Just imagine how “rich” the US would be if they had the social security and benefits, healthcare and infrastructure of country’s like the Netherlands. Yea they wouldn’t be rich, it’s expensive.
Well, Americans are trained to be stupid. That's what pride and the pledge of allegiance will get you every day in school. Weather warfare was first admitted to in the 1950s. The people that run the world don't plan on changing what they're doing. But you can change and help others change. Knowledge and intelligence are two different things.
It took the Dutch 6 years to build the barrier. It would take Americans 50 years to build it. The US is extremely slow in building any major infrastructure projects these days.
Technically the entire system of barriers, damns, dikes, levees, etc, that make up the Delta Works project(of which the Measlandkering (the 6 years one) is just a part) were build over a period of 43 years. What did help immensely however was that there was a lot of political will to see the project done, in fact it was known to the Dutch government since the 20's/30's that the flood protection in the south east of the country needed a lot of work, but the 2nd world war postponed any plans and subsequent rebuilding took priority. But when disaster struck a commission to designa solution was created almost instantly, and the first plans were made and approved that construction on the first part of the project (Hollandsche IJsselkering) started in january 1954, just slightly less than a year after the disaster. And unified political will around the issue of flood protection is lacking in the US from what I understand, afterall, years after disasters and in many place nothing has been done to fix the issues.
To do anything remotely productive like the Netherlands, would imply that the US is willing to progress and learn. Boy, do I have news for you; not when profits and capitalistic insurance serve to gain! Everything is hedged on systemic infrastructure failure.
Yup. I’ve been traveling back and forth between The Netherlands, Canada and the US and can say that Canada is absolutely exploding with investment for water infrastructure and mitigation and getting to European much faster than the US is.
Just saw a video about the raise in assurance premiums for cars. Flooding ia a part in that. And the thought passed my mind that oof all that extra assurance money you could have had some nice prevention systems. And then this video popped up.😊
My government or local authority will never sign up for anything like this - how can one implement this onto his or her own property? Intrigued by their pump system alone
Earth Day: A Dutch solution called "Room for the River" may mitigate flood damage in the future. This approach involves creating more space for rivers to flow during times of high water levels, rather than building more levees and dams. By allowing rivers to flood in controlled areas, the risk of flooding in populated areas can be reduced. This strategy has been successfully implemented in the Netherlands, where the country's low-lying geography makes it particularly vulnerable to flooding. As climate change leads to more frequent and intense weather events, solutions like "Room for the River" are becoming increasingly important for managing flood risks around the world. rivers to flow during times of high water levels, rather than building more levees and dams. By allowing rivers to flood in controlled areas, the risk of flooding in populated areas can be reduced. This strategy has been successfully implemented in the Netherlands, where the country's low-lying geography makes it particularly vulnerable to flooding. As climate change leads to more frequent and intense weather events, solutions like "Room for the River" are becoming increasingly important for managing flood risks around the world.
I am Dutch. All i see is a mentality issue to change. I guess this is why the Dutch are named pragmatics. I don`t mean to judge, it is an observation. That being said, it`s not all that peacefull here either, but on that issue... things get done.
It's an expensive solution for archipelago/ peninsula countries and the ones badly affected by floods, but it's still much better than relocating millions of people to other places
@@hershall_3162depends though, you could build with reinforced concrete and still get damage on the streets while your house is fine or you could build skyscrapers and disrupt airflow to stop hurricanes.
New Orleans was actually given help, and the city core was taken care of. Last time it was the suburbs that flooded, because the Americans were too stingy too expand the project.
That was his point that catastrophes are man made, so man names it that way. These hurricanes causing so much damage would likely be prevented if proper projects were in the making.
@@Robespierre-lI Oh definitely this, Even the Dutch Delta works saw a bunch of revisions because of ecological and economical concerns. For example intended to just turn the Eastern Scheld into a fresh-water lake, using a simple permanent dam to close of that part of the delta to the sea. But both concerns about killing of the local ecology and destruction of the local fishing and oyster harvesting economy saw the plans for a dam scratched and replaced with a much more expensive storm surge barrier that only closes in cases of extremely high water.
Luctor et emergo, very nice to see how someone from a great country like USA is willing to learn from some arrogant Dutch guy 😊 To prevent is better than to cure, or as the Dutch would say: To prevent is cheaper than to cure ;-)
Dutch ppl are not more arogance in general the general US citicen. However, the way of communicating is more direct. What is is, no need to circle arround.
The guy isn't arrogant at all. But he does states things as it is and doesn't take in account if it might sound modest or not. Nor does he take in account how a fact might impact someone's personal feelings. That is Dutch culture... Straight forward. Not always the best thing to do, but in cases like this it certainly is (this Dutch cultural norm actually finds its origin in dealing with floods).
@@yasminhelenendangeredspecies There was a time everybody knew the story of the little Dutch boy that saved his village from a flood by placing his finger in a hole of a certain structure thats also the name of a lifestyle
2:32 "you're a collective, when things happen you come together" I thought this guy new a thing or two about America. Anything remotely connected to collective action has a rabid mob of so called libertarians foaming at the mouth screaming COMMUNISM!!! Probably sprinkled with emojis. Remember the pandemic? I know modern attention spans are limited (sorry I've forgotten what I was going to say, look a squirrel!) America pulled together real well to deal with that. Election year beckons and apparently the mob boss is more popular than the elderly chap. Whatever the result, the smart money is on civil war. Again.
Will go back to sleep again in a minute. In my dream just now, my very early morning sleep, I was back in Europe, in The Netherlands to be exact, people still the same old, not nice people indeed, then suddenly the land was cracked the dams were cracked too many parts of the country are under the water, Amsterdam was mostly effected, my safe in Amsterdam was stuck in the was basement next to the canal and that time was already sinking in with the north sea water, no where safe to walk in Amsterdam Clumsy move will worsen the land cracks and will drown in everything It was a fine normal day, but it all started with sudden trees along the canals were uprooting *Then I woke up When very poor eternal criminals western world, middle east and surrounding never evolved animals not a complete multiracial not multilingual never been living around the world all alone since childhood stuck inside their tiny boxes/cages their entire life cannot handle the truth then it's considered as hatred. Anyway ;) Draconia/Dragon My Guardians. Reptiles any size any danger level are harmless around me including petting Komodo Dragon. Born a complete multiracial multilingual Indonesian living around the world all alone since childhood. Rizki Ferdian (Unique, Light Bearer, Brave) = Richie Ferdinand Me, February 1st 1984, 9:33-36 AM GMT +7 = Aquarius Sun in its own Aquarius 11th house, Aries Ascendant/Rising 1st house, etc including MARS in Scorpio in its Scorpio 8th house meaning Dont f around with me, it would be lifetime regret, Scorpio last stage: DRAGON. Numerology of many aspects: 7 Egypt isn't the oldest but Indonesia, Indonesia is much older before eruption of Toba supervolcano Sumatra 75,000 years ago resulted today world's largest volcanic lake, including world's oldest pyramid 25,000 years old Gunung Padang, West Java. Yet, world map is inaccurate since Mercator projection 1569, real size of Indonesia is huge as Russia and even much richer than the rest of the world. Don't you find it how weird world map's shape is? Indonesia should be in the center and bigger! Also Australia was part of Indonesia before Westerners came to steal it from our Ancestors All Indo including Indo Persia, Indo Europe, Indo Pacific, etc came from Indo Nesos (Indus Islands) = Indonesia Batak Bulgaria, Dracula/Draconia/Dragon, Sumeria, Simmental Switzerland, etc = Sumatra Indonesia Sumer, Summer/Sun, Terre/Tera = Sumatera/Sumatra, Mother of Sumer Batak Bulgaria = Batak Sumatra Simmental Switzerland = Minangkabau/Batak Sumatra And so on..
Which is what happens. It's not an issue, mainly because the country isn't covered with asphalt. Every building project has to have greenery and most have open water which is directly connected to the rainwater drainage system. Ground water is managed by simply pumping it away into canals and rivers, which themselves have controls for water levels too.
The Dutch do not get 35 inches of rain in a single event,,, ever. Our mistake is building homes in flood plains, and low seacoasts. The Mississippi should NOT have levees. The Mississippi should have farm land all along its banks. Same with seashores. Every foot of that should be public beach and park land. Someone who builds on the beach should be paying their own insurance. Federal flood insurance came about because the low areas along the Ohio and Mississippi flooded nearly every year,, and destroyed the homes of poor people living in the low areas. No large fancy homes were built there BECAUSE it flooded often. The bottom land was cheap,, poor people could afford it,, and poor housing was built there. Up on the hill was reserved for wealthy people. Flood Insurance,,, and now wealthy people could buy flood insurance and move down to the water front. The water front then became the valuable property. ONLY because the rest of the country was paying to fix the house each time. Annnnd , with wealthy people living in the flood zone,, Lotsa levees got built. Every foot of coast line now has an expensive house on it,,, so every storm has lots of expensive houses to destroy. There should be no houses there.
The amount of rain is no issue here. It just means cm added to the basin and levies. How are you going to unload your ships when there is nobody there?
The whole of the Netherlands is actually a floodplain, it's not just rainfall, it's also the sea and several rivers coming in to the country from the east and south
In Holland we always have an attitude of: try to behave as “normal” as possible. Which I mostly like. But the first guy’s accent is so thick. He could’ve made a little effort to try and pronounce the words a bit more naturally. But then he would feel awkward so he just pronounces everything extremely Dutch. It’s awful
Why is a solution based attitude picked on and diluted by such a word as arrogance? This Dutch method of waterway absorbtion, deterrance and control has been put into place also in South America and has worked Wonders! Because this Dutchman is Smart and his Country has made the decision that their people and Country are worth protecting and preserving---that is seen as arrogance? I continue to be amazed at the desire to take down a solution based mindset rather than learn from it, grow and Be Better.
@@GKP999 You got it right! it is not a bad thing to be arrogant about something you master. Being able to let that arrogance down is what makes you also a good human being, but we are not judging that here :)
The Dutch are proud of their flood management strategies. Not egotistical. The Delta works near Rotterdam is an engineering masterpiece. When you watch the film they created on the1953 flood you know why they found tools to face devastating floods. I still remember when one of the engineers told the tour group about his grandmother who died in the flood when he was a boy living in the same village that flooded in the middle of the night.
@@sebastiaansonneville6506 I lived in the Netherlands for 5 years. I do not call the NL "Holland", althouth I believe that Holland may mean "hollow land". Please correct me if I am wrong. Tot ziens!
i just just came back from the netherlands a month ago and the flood mitigation infrastructure was something I have never seen before. no joke, canals and well built levies everywhere. some of the best architecture i have ever seen
Will go back to sleep again in a minute.
In my dream just now, my very early morning sleep, I was back in Europe, in The Netherlands to be exact, people still the same old, not nice people indeed, then suddenly the land was cracked the dams were cracked too many parts of the country are under the water, Amsterdam was mostly effected, my safe in Amsterdam was stuck in the was basement next to the canal and that time was already sinking in with the north sea water, no where safe to walk in Amsterdam
Clumsy move will worsen the land cracks and will drown in everything
It was a fine normal day, but it all started with sudden trees along the canals were uprooting
*Then I woke up
When very poor eternal criminals western world, middle east and surrounding never evolved animals not a complete multiracial not multilingual never been living around the world all alone since childhood stuck inside their tiny boxes/cages their entire life cannot handle the truth then it's considered as hatred.
Anyway ;)
Draconia/Dragon
My Guardians.
Reptiles any size any danger level are harmless around me including petting Komodo Dragon.
Born a complete multiracial multilingual Indonesian living around the world all alone since childhood.
Rizki Ferdian (Unique, Light Bearer, Brave) = Richie Ferdinand
Me, February 1st 1984, 9:33-36 AM GMT +7 = Aquarius Sun in its own Aquarius 11th house, Aries Ascendant/Rising 1st house, etc including MARS in Scorpio in its Scorpio 8th house meaning Dont f around with me, it would be lifetime regret, Scorpio last stage: DRAGON.
Numerology of many aspects: 7
Egypt isn't the oldest but Indonesia, Indonesia is much older before eruption of Toba supervolcano Sumatra 75,000 years ago resulted today world's largest volcanic lake, including world's oldest pyramid 25,000 years old Gunung Padang, West Java.
Yet, world map is inaccurate since Mercator projection 1569, real size of Indonesia is huge as Russia and even much richer than the rest of the world.
Don't you find it how weird world map's shape is? Indonesia should be in the center and bigger!
Also Australia was part of Indonesia before Westerners came to steal it from our Ancestors
All Indo including Indo Persia, Indo Europe, Indo Pacific, etc came from Indo Nesos (Indus Islands) = Indonesia
Batak Bulgaria, Dracula/Draconia/Dragon, Sumeria, Simmental Switzerland, etc = Sumatra Indonesia
Sumer, Summer/Sun, Terre/Tera = Sumatera/Sumatra, Mother of Sumer
Batak Bulgaria = Batak Sumatra
Simmental Switzerland = Minangkabau/Batak Sumatra
And so on..
@@RIZFERD WTF are you on about?????
@@Brozius2512 clearly not on his medication
@@Brozius2512 Maybe he was reacting to another video, but reacted to the wrong one. Just like sending a tekst to some other person you intended to send it to. And he was sleeping, so maybe sleep walking (reacting?)
@@RIZFERDwow. You really believe yourself to be somebody special and interesting don’t you?
People in the Netherlands are all very nice. Especially to tourists. If you think European people are not nice, that definitely says more about you than about them. Except for the French. They are only nice to people who speak French too, so you get a pass only on that one
We really need this for Miami and all of South Florida.
theres no hope for Miami or south Florida. stay or invest for future rebuilding efforts. those or the options
@@jusletursoulglobaby FYI, your local officials begged for help, but your Federal reps and senators refused it. Florida deserves what they get. Live with it. Or better yet: MOVE!
Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, too!
@@DG-nk7jo Defund DeSantis. Gather all MAGA cult members and move them to Siberia or North Korea. After all the Donald and DeSantis do NOT know the difference between Washington DC and Washington state?
When the Dutch offered to help New Orleans after their flood, they were rejected. Incredible, isn’t it?
Like 5:17 this man spits out straight facts I was like oop- he’s got us there.
Excellent story focused on resolving real issues!
Will go back to sleep again in a minute.
In my dream just now, my very early morning sleep, I was back in Europe, in The Netherlands to be exact, people still the same old, not nice people indeed, then suddenly the land was cracked the dams were cracked too many parts of the country are under the water, Amsterdam was mostly effected, my safe in Amsterdam was stuck in the was basement next to the canal and that time was already sinking in with the north sea water, no where safe to walk in Amsterdam
Clumsy move will worsen the land cracks and will drown in everything
It was a fine normal day, but it all started with sudden trees along the canals were uprooting
*Then I woke up
When very poor eternal criminals western world, middle east and surrounding never evolved animals not a complete multiracial not multilingual never been living around the world all alone since childhood stuck inside their tiny boxes/cages their entire life cannot handle the truth then it's considered as hatred.
Anyway ;)
Draconia/Dragon
My Guardians.
Reptiles any size any danger level are harmless around me including petting Komodo Dragon.
Born a complete multiracial multilingual Indonesian living around the world all alone since childhood.
Rizki Ferdian (Unique, Light Bearer, Brave) = Richie Ferdinand
Me, February 1st 1984, 9:33-36 AM GMT +7 = Aquarius Sun in its own Aquarius 11th house, Aries Ascendant/Rising 1st house, etc including MARS in Scorpio in its Scorpio 8th house meaning Dont f around with me, it would be lifetime regret, Scorpio last stage: DRAGON.
Numerology of many aspects: 7
Egypt isn't the oldest but Indonesia, Indonesia is much older before eruption of Toba supervolcano Sumatra 75,000 years ago resulted today world's largest volcanic lake, including world's oldest pyramid 25,000 years old Gunung Padang, West Java.
Yet, world map is inaccurate since Mercator projection 1569, real size of Indonesia is huge as Russia and even much richer than the rest of the world.
Don't you find it how weird world map's shape is? Indonesia should be in the center and bigger!
Also Australia was part of Indonesia before Westerners came to steal it from our Ancestors
All Indo including Indo Persia, Indo Europe, Indo Pacific, etc came from Indo Nesos (Indus Islands) = Indonesia
Batak Bulgaria, Dracula/Draconia/Dragon, Sumeria, Simmental Switzerland, etc = Sumatra Indonesia
Sumer, Summer/Sun, Terre/Tera = Sumatera/Sumatra, Mother of Sumer
Batak Bulgaria = Batak Sumatra
Simmental Switzerland = Minangkabau/Batak Sumatra
And so on..
@@RIZFERD you okay? looks like you are a bit crazy
There were consultants from the Netherlands in Louisiana in 2006 , but then they were told to leave cus the US Army has better engineering's ...guess what happened?
They have very good engineers, but not in the same field of knowledge. Mostly managers don't understand that there is a difference between an engineer that designs fighter jets and an engineers that design waterprotection infrastructures. Its not something you learn easily, it would take decades of investments in research to reach this level of skill, experience and engineeringskills.
Ronnie the Dutch have been fighting for decades , they are well seasoned , watch the video again @@ronnie9187
@@ronnie9187 there is the army corps of engineers who basically do construction of all kinds; but when it boils down to water management and flooding mitigation, they are babes in the woods compared to Dutch engineers.
As a Dutch immigrant to Canada in 1953 after the flood, I have always been fascinated with water, gravity, slope, width etc, and have a cousin in Holland that was a hydraulic endgineer in Saudi Arabia...the Dutch meme is 'wees voorzichtig' which in dictionary means be careful, but the parts mean "have foresight" and that's what's happening there..anticipate.
Off-topic, but somewhat on-topic too: But here in Norway we call the land of the Dutch both Netherlands and Holland, and I've been thinking is the Netherlands the part of Holland, that is below sea level? And do the Netherlands have anything to do with the "low lands"?
Sorry if these are stupid questions, but I've always been wondering about it. Here in Norway we say "Nederland", instead of "Nether", and the name literally means "Below Land", hence my confusion about the "low lands".
@@elvenkind6072 Yes, Neder means below, and Holland are two provinces that are also mostly below sea level
@@pprehn5268 Thanks for the answer. Have a nice day!
@@elvenkind6072 Holland is two provinces on the western coast. Netherlands is the country's name. Kingdom of he Netherlands is the entire kingdom, comprising of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Saint-Martin, Saba and St. Eustatius.
Holland is not a synonym for Netherlands, it's just a region.
@@therealdutchidiot Thanks. People do use Holland as a synonym for Netherlands though, both here and I know also in the English-speaking world. So probably many people, like myself, before I asked to get clarification, would think it's one and the same thing.
Have a nice day.
Alv, Norway
Dutch people are just so smart tbh.
Well he isn’t but I am
Only the white dutch not the immigrants
That’s who America borrowed money from when we were a new country. Also, modeled our navy after theirs.
@@jerrymylove1754not to forget all the places in the US that’re named after Dutch cities and towns
Are there any Dutch left in the Netherlands?
It's like an insurance policy. You hope to never have to use it, but are grateful you have it when you need it.
Holland Amsterdam and all Netherlands is the special place on the planet with some super smart and creative people. respect from Croatia the best place to live if u ask me by far, not to talk about the school system
I am Dutch. For me, this is very normal. You’re born in a country with water, canals, dikes, locks, polders, etc., and that’s just part of life for us. In fact, many people here aren’t even aware of it. In Amsterdam, for example, there is a flood barrier that runs 2 meters above sea level. You hardly notice it-it’s just part of the landscape. If the locks at IJmuiden weren’t functioning, Amsterdam could potentially flood during a storm. We focus on preventive measures.
Thank you 60 minutes for re showing this beautifully done piece about a brilliant compassionate genius from the Netherlands who is willing to patiently work with so many self centered stupid Americans. I hope with all my heart that the USA will start protecting the vulnerable populations from the worsening storms from climate change over the oncoming decades♥️
I'm so sorry you feel that way. Not all Americans are like that.
Beautiful words and sentiment. I completely agree with you.
Will go back to sleep again in a minute.
In my dream just now, my very early morning sleep, I was back in Europe, in The Netherlands to be exact, people still the same old, not nice people indeed, then suddenly the land was cracked the dams were cracked too many parts of the country are under the water, Amsterdam was mostly effected, my safe in Amsterdam was stuck in the was basement next to the canal and that time was already sinking in with the north sea water, no where safe to walk in Amsterdam
Clumsy move will worsen the land cracks and will drown in everything
It was a fine normal day, but it all started with sudden trees along the canals were uprooting
*Then I woke up
When very poor eternal criminals western world, middle east and surrounding never evolved animals not a complete multiracial not multilingual never been living around the world all alone since childhood stuck inside their tiny boxes/cages their entire life cannot handle the truth then it's considered as hatred.
Anyway ;)
Draconia/Dragon
My Guardians.
Reptiles any size any danger level are harmless around me including petting Komodo Dragon.
Born a complete multiracial multilingual Indonesian living around the world all alone since childhood.
Rizki Ferdian (Unique, Light Bearer, Brave) = Richie Ferdinand
Me, February 1st 1984, 9:33-36 AM GMT +7 = Aquarius Sun in its own Aquarius 11th house, Aries Ascendant/Rising 1st house, etc including MARS in Scorpio in its Scorpio 8th house meaning Dont f around with me, it would be lifetime regret, Scorpio last stage: DRAGON.
Numerology of many aspects: 7
Egypt isn't the oldest but Indonesia, Indonesia is much older before eruption of Toba supervolcano Sumatra 75,000 years ago resulted today world's largest volcanic lake, including world's oldest pyramid 25,000 years old Gunung Padang, West Java.
Yet, world map is inaccurate since Mercator projection 1569, real size of Indonesia is huge as Russia and even much richer than the rest of the world.
Don't you find it how weird world map's shape is? Indonesia should be in the center and bigger!
Also Australia was part of Indonesia before Westerners came to steal it from our Ancestors
All Indo including Indo Persia, Indo Europe, Indo Pacific, etc came from Indo Nesos (Indus Islands) = Indonesia
Batak Bulgaria, Dracula/Draconia/Dragon, Sumeria, Simmental Switzerland, etc = Sumatra Indonesia
Sumer, Summer/Sun, Terre/Tera = Sumatera/Sumatra, Mother of Sumer
Batak Bulgaria = Batak Sumatra
Simmental Switzerland = Minangkabau/Batak Sumatra
And so on..
@@AmandaFromWisconsinyou’re right. I have some friends from the US and they’re very open and friendly. They don’t ask stupid obvious questions about the country they’re in cause they see them for themselves. The Dutch like to deep dive into a subject like traffic engineering and design to make it the best of the best like you’ve never seen before, that’s also one of the reasons why we’re to down to earth and direct, we don’t have the time to wait for stuff that can clearly be done way faster like sitting at a red light. We fixed that too.
The Netherlands is the best with anything with water-related engineering.
No no no. Much much more like road engineering, human rights, education, transportation, innovation, research, implementing new revolutionary climate policies and much more.
To me, it is always amazing to see how rather than face and embrace change for some better future good, most Americans are always more willing to continue to chance EVERYTHING on working at maintaining their own personal status quo.
It’s a disease.
@@Makrel94 Yes, a mental health crisis the government continually refuses to address in the name of other people's money - - Namely, both yours and mine.
We are stubborn, not very rational, complacent and tend to think we know best. Just look at our current political divide ... our country may well be on the path of self-destruct by its own people, the people that want to advance their personal agenda from both sides. They place their ego above the country and their fellow compatriots
It is not the citizens that are the problem, it is a party that does not want to recognize climate change and its bad effects.
@@Kaaaaammmm And who put those people there? They didn't get there without being voted for. The citizens are the problem whether you like it or not.
The Dutch are so fascinated with drainage they named their shoes Clogs.
No, we name our clogs klompen. And our shoes schoenen. 😀
funny right, government rather pay for cleanup after disaster over and over; rather than spend that money to fix the problem once and for all...
welcome to late stage capitalism, thoughts and prayers in rebuilding your home
@@pedrogonzalez4553thats not capitalism,thats just plain dumb
We the dutch invented capitalism
@@toekkababy5329 It is underlying capitalism because the companies that provide the service for rebuilding profit tremendously every time there's a disaster so there's a monetary incentive on their part to obstruct any permanent solution.
@@pedrogonzalez4553 Nothing to do with capitalism. It's just 'merica.
Don't forget to notice - maintaining waterworks wil cost a lot of money. Its not for free when build. However the costs of not building... you are paying.
When you go to Rotterdam you realize the potential of a city and get really disappointed when you go home to the "richest" country in the world.
Or possibly now one of the stingiest and most obstinate Countries. Because this is easy technology. The US has the solutions. These can be built here too. Yet the money to Save and Preserve and Protect the flood areas is allocated elsewhere. Time and time again hurricanes come...devastation. Rebuild the same place the same way. It is so true that "the flood insurance is wasted." Hank Ovig has the solutions. He is literally trying to help Save the people in our Country.
People need to Listen to Hank.
Listen to the Dutch.
Be Smart people!
Another notjustbikes subscriber I see
The “richest” country in the world is a joke. The government has money. the people are poor, healthcare is awful, infrastructure is awful, food is awful and the government doesn’t care about their citizens. Just imagine how “rich” the US would be if they had the social security and benefits, healthcare and infrastructure of country’s like the Netherlands. Yea they wouldn’t be rich, it’s expensive.
As a American I can easily say we are not that smart. Unfortunately!! My home was flooded during Sandy and one of these days it will happen again!
Well, Americans are trained to be stupid. That's what pride and the pledge of allegiance will get you every day in school. Weather warfare was first admitted to in the 1950s. The people that run the world don't plan on changing what they're doing. But you can change and help others change. Knowledge and intelligence are two different things.
We don’t elect leaders. We’re more concerned with debating how many genders there are.
Depends on the American.
So why didn't you flood proof your house?
Who was Sandy? I am from the Katrina generation?
Nice to see intelligence on a grand scale
From philosophy to practicality, yes yes and yes ❤🥰
The inability to see the big picture and to continue to do the same thing over and over is a symptom of “capitalism.”
This dude is a G.
It took the Dutch 6 years to build the barrier. It would take Americans 50 years to build it. The US is extremely slow in building any major infrastructure projects these days.
@@wilhelmottodusseldorfSee here - a Putin minion at work... the (...).
Technically the entire system of barriers, damns, dikes, levees, etc, that make up the Delta Works project(of which the Measlandkering (the 6 years one) is just a part) were build over a period of 43 years.
What did help immensely however was that there was a lot of political will to see the project done, in fact it was known to the Dutch government since the 20's/30's that the flood protection in the south east of the country needed a lot of work, but the 2nd world war postponed any plans and subsequent rebuilding took priority.
But when disaster struck a commission to designa solution was created almost instantly, and the first plans were made and approved that construction on the first part of the project (Hollandsche IJsselkering) started in january 1954, just slightly less than a year after the disaster.
And unified political will around the issue of flood protection is lacking in the US from what I understand, afterall, years after disasters and in many place nothing has been done to fix the issues.
To do anything remotely productive like the Netherlands, would imply that the US is willing to progress and learn. Boy, do I have news for you; not when profits and capitalistic insurance serve to gain! Everything is hedged on systemic infrastructure failure.
Yup. I’ve been traveling back and forth between The Netherlands, Canada and the US and can say that Canada is absolutely exploding with investment for water infrastructure and mitigation and getting to European much faster than the US is.
Florida needs to call the Dutch right now. We need better infrastructure.
Just saw a video about the raise in assurance premiums for cars. Flooding ia a part in that. And the thought passed my mind that oof all that extra assurance money you could have had some nice prevention systems. And then this video popped up.😊
My government or local authority will never sign up for anything like this - how can one implement this onto his or her own property? Intrigued by their pump system alone
The Netherlands invests every year a billion euro just for water management and protection
True. And wat is US paying by not maintaininh waterworks in costs and in human live?
So? Our GDP for our small country is around 1 trillion USD.
Earth Day: A Dutch solution called "Room for the River" may mitigate flood damage in the future. This approach involves creating more space for rivers to flow during times of high water levels, rather than building more levees and dams. By allowing rivers to flood in controlled areas, the risk of flooding in populated areas can be reduced. This strategy has been successfully implemented in the Netherlands, where the country's low-lying geography makes it particularly vulnerable to flooding. As climate change leads to more frequent and intense weather events, solutions like "Room for the River" are becoming increasingly important for managing flood risks around the world. rivers to flow during times of high water levels, rather than building more levees and dams. By allowing rivers to flood in controlled areas, the risk of flooding in populated areas can be reduced. This strategy has been successfully implemented in the Netherlands, where the country's low-lying geography makes it particularly vulnerable to flooding. As climate change leads to more frequent and intense weather events, solutions like "Room for the River" are becoming increasingly important for managing flood risks around the world.
I am Dutch. All i see is a mentality issue to change. I guess this is why the Dutch are named pragmatics. I don`t mean to judge, it is an observation. That being said, it`s not all that peacefull here either, but on that issue... things get done.
Why should you build back in a spot that gets destroyed on a fairly regular basis?
Relocate where possible, perhaps.
Following your strategy, The Netherlands incluiding Amsterdam did not excist anymore.
Yeah, for us Dutchies really a no-brainer. We do this for the last 400 years
It's an expensive solution for archipelago/ peninsula countries and the ones badly affected by floods, but it's still much better than relocating millions of people to other places
I always wonder what In somebody’s brain tells them to live in a area YOU KNOW is gunna get hit by hurricanes repeatedly
Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, forest fires, drought, etc etc. Everyone has to deal with something, pick your poison.
@@PeytonKendallTV true but most of it is random. You know a hurricane is guaranteed to come through and tear up everything eventually
@@hershall_3162depends though, you could build with reinforced concrete and still get damage on the streets while your house is fine or you could build skyscrapers and disrupt airflow to stop hurricanes.
Once they see my blue eyes, they will just believe me😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is just a funny Dutch expression. Believing someone by his blue eyes, is a case of trust, but of course not always ;)
New Orleans needs it too
New Orleans and Katrina and the way Bush reacted shocked the Dutch.
New Orleans was actually given help, and the city core was taken care of. Last time it was the suburbs that flooded, because the Americans were too stingy too expand the project.
13:36 lamfoooo well there you have it folks
This Is Not Good To Start Things Off
Oh my Gosh! Why do we have to call a hurricane "Mathew", "Harvey" or "Catrina". We could have just called them non-human names.
Why? The end result is caused by humans not thinking ahead.
That was his point that catastrophes are man made, so man names it that way. These hurricanes causing so much damage would likely be prevented if proper projects were in the making.
Use the Army Corps of Engineers to build this infrastructure for the American tax payer. It’s so simple
It's not simple. It's actually fairly complicated and expensive. There are ecological and legal considerations as well.
@@Robespierre-lI Oh definitely this, Even the Dutch Delta works saw a bunch of revisions because of ecological and economical concerns.
For example intended to just turn the Eastern Scheld into a fresh-water lake, using a simple permanent dam to close of that part of the delta to the sea.
But both concerns about killing of the local ecology and destruction of the local fishing and oyster harvesting economy saw the plans for a dam scratched and replaced with a much more expensive storm surge barrier that only closes in cases of extremely high water.
They can't. They can barely manage the Mississippi...
Luctor et emergo, very nice to see how someone from a great country like USA is willing to learn from some arrogant Dutch guy 😊 To prevent is better than to cure, or as the Dutch would say: To prevent is cheaper than to cure ;-)
The Dutch guy isn't arrogant at all, he is just telling his experience and hope that country's will listning for the safety of their own population.
Dutch ppl are not more arogance in general the general US citicen. However, the way of communicating is more direct. What is is, no need to circle arround.
The guy isn't arrogant at all. But he does states things as it is and doesn't take in account if it might sound modest or not. Nor does he take in account how a fact might impact someone's personal feelings. That is Dutch culture... Straight forward. Not always the best thing to do, but in cases like this it certainly is (this Dutch cultural norm actually finds its origin in dealing with floods).
In America we can't use the Dutch method as little Dutch boys would not know where to put their finger Especially in Hollywood
Not sure what you are even talking about. And truly, I don't want to know.
@@yasminhelenendangeredspecies There was a time everybody knew the story of the little Dutch boy that saved his village from a flood by placing his finger in a hole of a certain structure thats also the name of a lifestyle
lol
That is an American story, of hans brinker. It never really happened.
Americans are more focused on debating how many genders there are.
@@ariesrosee Depends on the American.
2:32 "you're a collective, when things happen you come together"
I thought this guy new a thing or two about America.
Anything remotely connected to collective action has a rabid mob of so called libertarians foaming at the mouth screaming COMMUNISM!!!
Probably sprinkled with emojis.
Remember the pandemic?
I know modern attention spans are limited (sorry I've forgotten what I was going to say, look a squirrel!)
America pulled together real well to deal with that.
Election year beckons and apparently the mob boss is more popular than the elderly chap.
Whatever the result, the smart money is on civil war.
Again.
Yeah I know, I missed a k in knew.
Will go back to sleep again in a minute.
In my dream just now, my very early morning sleep, I was back in Europe, in The Netherlands to be exact, people still the same old, not nice people indeed, then suddenly the land was cracked the dams were cracked too many parts of the country are under the water, Amsterdam was mostly effected, my safe in Amsterdam was stuck in the was basement next to the canal and that time was already sinking in with the north sea water, no where safe to walk in Amsterdam
Clumsy move will worsen the land cracks and will drown in everything
It was a fine normal day, but it all started with sudden trees along the canals were uprooting
*Then I woke up
When very poor eternal criminals western world, middle east and surrounding never evolved animals not a complete multiracial not multilingual never been living around the world all alone since childhood stuck inside their tiny boxes/cages their entire life cannot handle the truth then it's considered as hatred.
Anyway ;)
Draconia/Dragon
My Guardians.
Reptiles any size any danger level are harmless around me including petting Komodo Dragon.
Born a complete multiracial multilingual Indonesian living around the world all alone since childhood.
Rizki Ferdian (Unique, Light Bearer, Brave) = Richie Ferdinand
Me, February 1st 1984, 9:33-36 AM GMT +7 = Aquarius Sun in its own Aquarius 11th house, Aries Ascendant/Rising 1st house, etc including MARS in Scorpio in its Scorpio 8th house meaning Dont f around with me, it would be lifetime regret, Scorpio last stage: DRAGON.
Numerology of many aspects: 7
Egypt isn't the oldest but Indonesia, Indonesia is much older before eruption of Toba supervolcano Sumatra 75,000 years ago resulted today world's largest volcanic lake, including world's oldest pyramid 25,000 years old Gunung Padang, West Java.
Yet, world map is inaccurate since Mercator projection 1569, real size of Indonesia is huge as Russia and even much richer than the rest of the world.
Don't you find it how weird world map's shape is? Indonesia should be in the center and bigger!
Also Australia was part of Indonesia before Westerners came to steal it from our Ancestors
All Indo including Indo Persia, Indo Europe, Indo Pacific, etc came from Indo Nesos (Indus Islands) = Indonesia
Batak Bulgaria, Dracula/Draconia/Dragon, Sumeria, Simmental Switzerland, etc = Sumatra Indonesia
Sumer, Summer/Sun, Terre/Tera = Sumatera/Sumatra, Mother of Sumer
Batak Bulgaria = Batak Sumatra
Simmental Switzerland = Minangkabau/Batak Sumatra
And so on..
Well, we did have a little help in reshaping Rotterdam because the Nazi's bombed it until it was a pile of rubble.
So that flood in 1953 you're saying is our fault.
@@rabbit251 If it weren't for WW2 the 1953 disaster wouldn't have happened. Simple as that.
Just the city center...
If the Dutch got multiple inches of rain with the storms, these barriers wouldn’t be of much use.
Which is what happens. It's not an issue, mainly because the country isn't covered with asphalt. Every building project has to have greenery and most have open water which is directly connected to the rainwater drainage system. Ground water is managed by simply pumping it away into canals and rivers, which themselves have controls for water levels too.
The Dutch do not get 35 inches of rain in a single event,,, ever. Our mistake is building homes in flood plains, and low seacoasts. The Mississippi should NOT have levees. The Mississippi should have farm land all along its banks. Same with seashores. Every foot of that should be public beach and park land. Someone who builds on the beach should be paying their own insurance. Federal flood insurance came about because the low areas along the Ohio and Mississippi flooded nearly every year,, and destroyed the homes of poor people living in the low areas. No large fancy homes were built there BECAUSE it flooded often. The bottom land was cheap,, poor people could afford it,, and poor housing was built there. Up on the hill was reserved for wealthy people. Flood Insurance,,, and now wealthy people could buy flood insurance and move down to the water front. The water front then became the valuable property. ONLY because the rest of the country was paying to fix the house each time. Annnnd , with wealthy people living in the flood zone,, Lotsa levees got built.
Every foot of coast line now has an expensive house on it,,, so every storm has lots of expensive houses to destroy. There should be no houses there.
I think you underestimate how much rain we get
@@somedutchguy9184 I cannot disagree with you. You don't get hurricanes,, but you do contend with the North Sea. That is no small feat.
True we don't get that kind of rain, but if we did, you can bet we would do our best to be prepared for more than that.
The amount of rain is no issue here. It just means cm added to the basin and levies.
How are you going to unload your ships when there is nobody there?
The whole of the Netherlands is actually a floodplain, it's not just rainfall, it's also the sea and several rivers coming in to the country from the east and south
In Holland we always have an attitude of: try to behave as “normal” as possible. Which I mostly like. But the first guy’s accent is so thick. He could’ve made a little effort to try and pronounce the words a bit more naturally. But then he would feel awkward so he just pronounces everything extremely Dutch. It’s awful
But how is the Dutch's "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" program?
Also a 100 times better than the US.
Please do not insult us by calling us Holland...do your homework before you do a video PLEASE.
Insult - insult... tsssk, comman. Do just normal, man.
They are in Rotterdam and Rotterdam is in holland, more precisely in zuid holland. There is nothing wrong bro
Beeing a little more friendly does not hurt you, my friend.
Excuse my fellow Americans, The Netherlands is the new name you adopted from 2015. Dutch = Netherlands .
Oh please.... I know many dutch people who refer to the Netherlands as Holland.
I love the Dutch arrogance
Why is a solution based attitude picked on and diluted by such a word as arrogance?
This Dutch method of waterway absorbtion, deterrance and control has been put into place also in South America and has worked Wonders! Because this Dutchman is Smart and his Country has made the decision that their people and Country are worth protecting and preserving---that is seen as arrogance?
I continue to be amazed at the desire to take down a solution based mindset rather than learn from it, grow and Be Better.
I'll take what you call Dutch arrogance towards a problem rather than American ignorance.
@@GKP999 You got it right! it is not a bad thing to be arrogant about something you master. Being able to let that arrogance down is what makes you also a good human being, but we are not judging that here :)
The Dutch are proud of their flood management strategies. Not egotistical. The Delta works near Rotterdam is an engineering masterpiece.
When you watch the film they created on the1953 flood you know why they found tools to face devastating floods. I still remember when one of the engineers told the tour group about his grandmother who died in the flood when he was a boy living in the same village that flooded in the middle of the night.
I love how Im better than all of you, and still modest
A good thing to plan prevention yet they thought the titanic had been engineered to not sink
Not co compair on any way.
@@sebastiaansonneville6506 I lived in the Netherlands for 5 years. I do not call the NL "Holland", althouth I believe that Holland may mean "hollow land". Please correct me if I am wrong. Tot ziens!
@@lurissamarston7793 'Holland' means 'Woodland'. In older ages, The Netherlands was overgrown with densely forests.
Hire this man to fix flooding. Just imagine if they had this in places. Trillion of dollars saved.
They’re already doing this in NYC. They’re building a couple of these examples.