All hopes of not having people on the rickety suspended bridge were soon dashed to the ground when a large family came on. One of the wisecracks in the family started shaking the bridge deliberately to show how rickety it was- someone stopped him fortunately. You can see that that the road level is slightly above, and one has to descend a few steps to get onto this bridge. You can see the road level directly above the head of the guy wearing a green t-shirt at the far end. (Sheki, Azerbaijan, Sept. 2017)

Floyd Bolton, deputy area engineer on the Napa Creek project, points out the key features of the project to Napa Valley Register reporter Chantal Lovell during a site tour of the Napa Creek in Napa, Calif., March 7, 2012. Bolton, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, explained how adding box culverts and widening the river channel would allow water to flow more quickly from the Napa Creek to the Napa River. Without these additions, water would overwhelm the snaking creek and overtop its bank, leading to flooding of downtown Napa homes and businesses. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the $14.8 million Napa Creek project is a joint effort of the Sacramento District, the city of Napa, and the Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation District to reduce the flood risk for the city. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

This is where I live, Northmoor Green (Moorland), Somerset on the Somerset Levels, we are battling to save the last 14 properties at the higher end of the village. On Friday 7th February at 2.00am we were told to leave the village as the pumps at Moorland were failing and the village would be flooded. We did leave and managed to get our 4x4 out through 3ft of water but others refused to leave and we have returned with the 14 properties in this higher end of the village battling with the help of the EA to remain in our houses.

Marshall's Redi-Rock positive connection modular walling has been successfully installed at Rhyl Harbour in North Wales

For further information please call 01179 814500, email redi-rock@marshalls.co.uk or visit www.marshalls.co.uk/commercial/civils-and-drainage/redi-r...

Redi-Rock protects river embankment from erosion

When AMCO were asked to provide a scour protection by Network Rail, it was to an embankment where the River Hem flows adjacent to the main Paddington to Penzance railway line, in the village of Littlehempston, near Totnes in Devon.

During heavy and prolonged rainfall, the river rises significantly which has resulted in the erosing of the embankment. To reduce the risk of it failing, CPM's Redi-Rock modular walling was used to provide stability to the embankment, as the concrete blocks are quick and easy to install and are aesthetically pleasing to the surrounding area.

CPM's Redi-Rock concrete walling was deemed the best solution by AMCO as consent had to be obtained from the Environment Agency not to reduce the width of the river once the wall was complete and to ensure the prevention of silt being washed downstream, to overcome this straw bales and sedi mats were used and a temporary sand bag dam was placed around the area to allow the workforce to excavate and lay the wall foundations. Due to the location of the embankment, the one tonne concrete blocks were transported across farm land and lifted into place over the river with little disruption to the local livestock, who had access to the river to drink from.

Redi-Rock protects river embankment from erosion

When AMCO were asked to provide a scour protection by Network Rail, it was to an embankment where the River Hem flows adjacent to the main Paddington to Penzance railway line, in the village of Littlehempston, near Totnes in Devon.

During heavy and prolonged rainfall, the river rises significantly which has resulted in the erosing of the embankment. To reduce the risk of it failing, CPM's Redi-Rock modular walling was used to provide stability to the embankment, as the concrete blocks are quick and easy to install and are aesthetically pleasing to the surrounding area.

CPM's Redi-Rock concrete walling was deemed the best solution by AMCO as consent had to be obtained from the Environment Agency not to reduce the width of the river once the wall was complete and to ensure the prevention of silt being washed downstream, to overcome this straw bales and sedi mats were used and a temporary sand bag dam was placed around the area to allow the workforce to excavate and lay the wall foundations. Due to the location of the embankment, the one tonne concrete blocks were transported across farm land and lifted into place over the river with little disruption to the local livestock, who had access to the river to drink from.

For further information please call 01179 814500, email redi-rock@marshalls.co.uk or visit www.marshalls.co.uk/commercial/civils-and-drainage/redi-r...

This is where I live, Northmoor Green (Moorland), Somerset on the Somerset Levels, we are battling to save the last 14 properties at the higher end of the village. On Friday 7th February at 2.00am we were told to leave the village as the pumps at Moorland were failing and the village would be flooded. We did leave and managed to get our 4x4 out through 3ft of water but others refused to leave and we have returned with the 14 properties in this higher end of the village battling with the help of the EA to remain in our houses.

Redi-Rock modular walling has been installed on the Carnoustie Golf Course to protect the course from local flooding

For further information please call 01179 814500, email redi-rock@marshalls.co.uk or visit www.marshalls.co.uk/commercial/civils-and-drainage/redi-r...

This is where I live, Northmoor Green (Moorland), Somerset on the Somerset Levels, we are battling to save the last 14 properties at the higher end of the village. On Friday 7th February at 2.00am we were told to leave the village as the pumps at Moorland were failing and the village would be flooded. We did leave and managed to get our 4x4 out through 3ft of water but others refused to leave and we have returned with the 14 properties in this higher end of the village battling with the help of the EA to remain in our houses.

Redi-Rock protects river embankment from erosion

When AMCO were asked to provide a scour protection by Network Rail, it was to an embankment where the River Hem flows adjacent to the main Paddington to Penzance railway line, in the village of Littlehempston, near Totnes in Devon.

During heavy and prolonged rainfall, the river rises significantly which has resulted in the erosing of the embankment. To reduce the risk of it failing, CPM's Redi-Rock modular walling was used to provide stability to the embankment, as the concrete blocks are quick and easy to install and are aesthetically pleasing to the surrounding area.

CPM's Redi-Rock concrete walling was deemed the best solution by AMCO as consent had to be obtained from the Environment Agency not to reduce the width of the river once the wall was complete and to ensure the prevention of silt being washed downstream, to overcome this straw bales and sedi mats were used and a temporary sand bag dam was placed around the area to allow the workforce to excavate and lay the wall foundations. Due to the location of the embankment, the one tonne concrete blocks were transported across farm land and lifted into place over the river with little disruption to the local livestock, who had access to the river to drink from.

For further information please call 01179 814500, email redi-rock@marshalls.co.uk or visit www.marshalls.co.uk/commercial/civils-and-drainage/redi-r...

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Nederland, Brabant, Gemeente Waspik, 28-10-2013; Overdiepsche polder: in het kader van het programma 'Ruimte voor de Rivier' (bescherming tegen hoogwater door rivierverruiming), is de zomerdijk langs de Bergsche Maas (met bomen) van instroomgaten voorzien, terwijl de winterdijk verlaagd wordt. De uiterwaarden zijn overstroomd, bij hoogwater kan de Overdiepse polder ook overstromen. De boerderijen in de polder zijn daarom gesloopt en verplaatst naar de dijk van het Oude Maasje. De nieuwe boerderijen met bijgebouwen staan op terpen.

Depoldering of Overdiep Polder, farms are relocated and built on mounds. This makes it possible for the river to overflow the polder in case of heigh waters. The dikes have been excavated.

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Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Nieuwe Waterweg, 23-05-2011; Maeslantkering in de Nieuwe Waterweg, gezien naar de Noordzee, rechts aan de horizon Hoek van Holland en het Westland.

De stormvloedkering bestaat uit twee deuren die klaar liggen in een dok en welke sluiten bij een waterstand van 3 meter of meer boven NAP. De kering, laatst voltooide onderdeel van Deltawerken, beschermt Rotterdam en achterland bij extreme waterstanden.

The new storm surge barrier (Maeslantkering) in the Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway, the entrance to the port of Rotterdam), North Sea at the horizon.

In case of storm floods, the two enormous doors will close of the waterway protecting Rotterdam and its hinterland

luchtfoto (toeslag); aerial photo (additional fee required)

foto Siebe Swart / photo Siebe Swart

Redi-Rock protects river embankment from erosion

When AMCO were asked to provide a scour protection by Network Rail, it was to an embankment where the River Hem flows adjacent to the main Paddington to Penzance railway line, in the village of Littlehempston, near Totnes in Devon.

During heavy and prolonged rainfall, the river rises significantly which has resulted in the erosing of the embankment. To reduce the risk of it failing, CPM's Redi-Rock modular walling was used to provide stability to the embankment, as the concrete blocks are quick and easy to install and are aesthetically pleasing to the surrounding area.

CPM's Redi-Rock concrete walling was deemed the best solution by AMCO as consent had to be obtained from the Environment Agency not to reduce the width of the river once the wall was complete and to ensure the prevention of silt being washed downstream, to overcome this straw bales and sedi mats were used and a temporary sand bag dam was placed around the area to allow the workforce to excavate and lay the wall foundations. Due to the location of the embankment, the one tonne concrete blocks were transported across farm land and lifted into place over the river with little disruption to the local livestock, who had access to the river to drink from.

For further information please call 01179 814500, email redi-rock@marshalls.co.uk or visit www.marshalls.co.uk/commercial/civils-and-drainage/redi-r...

Dublin City Council is currently construction a flood protection scheme along the southern campshires of the River Liffey. The flood protection will extend from Butt Bridge to a point just east of Samuel Beckett Bridge and returns across Sir John Rogerson’s Quay just east of the new pedestrian crossing at Cardiff Lane.

The Campshires are the stretches of land between the quay and road on both the north and south quays in Dublin. They are so named because various British military regiments, such as the Gloucestershires or Leicestershires, would camp there before setting off or returning from overseas, making 'campshire' a portmanteau of 'camp' and '-shire'.

That's my guide Ibrahim. He is an iPhone user as well- he had a 5s, and was therefore quite comfortable using my 6+. He took several pictures of himself with my iPhone in 'burst' mode (got to research that), of which this was the best. I am just out of the rickety suspended bridge which we encountered on the way to Lahic, and he is still onit. (you can still make it out behind his shoulders as it stretches across the gorge- yes the highway and our car is on the other side). (Instagram image, taken with my iPhone 6+) (Sheki, Azerbaijan, Sept. 2017)

Nederland, Zeeland, Gemeente Terneuzen, 09-05-2013; Onder in beeld de Oostzeedijk, dijk van de Braakmanpolder. Paulinapolder met rij bomen aan de Havenstraat.

Oostzeedijk (bottom pic), embankment of the Braakman Polder in Zeeland.

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This is where I live, Northmoor Green (Moorland), Somerset on the Somerset Levels, we are battling to save the last 14 properties at the higher end of the village. On Friday 7th February at 2.00am we were told to leave the village as the pumps at Moorland were failing and the village would be flooded. We did leave and managed to get our 4x4 out through 3ft of water but others refused to leave and we have returned with the 14 properties in this higher end of the village battling with the help of the EA to remain in our houses.

Construction crews continue to create the frame for the box culverts along the upper reach of the Napa Creek in Napa, Calif., March 7, 2012. The culverts – tunnels large enough for a car to drive through – will channel flood water from the creek more quickly to the Napa River, reducing the flood risk to nearby homes and businesses. The culverts are part of the $14.8 million Napa Creek project, a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the city of Napa, and the Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation District to reduce the flood risk for the city. The project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District team members inspect the Times Beach Nature Preserve and former Times Beach confined disposal facility, Buffalo, NY, September 4, 2020.

In the 1970s, the Buffalo District constructed and placed dredged material into the CDF from the Buffalo Harbor. Over time, the structure has received wind and wave damage, and the primary risk from damage is contaminated sediments inside the structure releasing into Lake Erie.

If the team determines there is a design deficiency at the CDF, the District will pursue funding for future repair work.

New Orleans, USA - Nov 28, 2017: At the 17th Street Canal Pump Station. Features a locked gate with "Stop" and "No Trespassing" warning signs. Site forms part of the city's flood control mechanism.

Mining area

Everglades fish camp

This is where I live, Northmoor Green (Moorland), Somerset on the Somerset Levels, we are battling to save the last 14 properties at the higher end of the village. On Friday 7th February at 2.00am we were told to leave the village as the pumps at Moorland were failing and the village would be flooded. We did leave and managed to get our 4x4 out through 3ft of water but others refused to leave and we have returned with the 14 properties in this higher end of the village battling with the help of the EA to remain in our houses.

Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Nieuwe Waterweg, 22-05-2011; Maeslantkering in de Nieuwe Waterweg, gezien naar de Noordzee. Links het Calandkanaal en de Maasvlakte, rechts aan de horizon Hoek van Holland.

De stormvloedkering bestaat uit twee deuren die klaar liggen in een dok en welke sluiten bij een waterstand van 3 meter of meer boven NAP. De kering, laatst voltooide onderdeel van Deltawerken, beschermt Rotterdam en achterland bij extreme waterstanden.

The new storm surge barrier (Maeslantkering) in the Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway, the entrance to the port of Rotterdam), North Sea at the horizon.

In case of storm floods, the two enormous doors will close of the waterway protecting Rotterdam and its hinterland

luchtfoto (toeslag); aerial photo (additional fee required)

foto Siebe Swart / photo Siebe Swart

WSDOT is preparing for Green River flooding at our Kent maintenance facility. It's in the flood zone.

We are taking several steps to make the area safer. For example, here, we have tied down our huge tanks of liquid de-icer so they don't float away and contaminate the area in case of a flood. Each tank is secured with concrete barrier.

We've done this throughout our facility just as many local businesses have. ^tjh

Another Marshalls Redi-Rock modular walling installation by Amco for Network Rail at Stourbridge Junction

For further information please call 01179 814500, email redi-rock@marshalls.co.uk or visit www.marshalls.co.uk/commercial/civils-and-drainage/redi-r...

Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Nieuwe Waterweg, 23-05-2011; Maeslantkering in de Nieuwe Waterweg, gezien naar de Noordzee. Links het Calandkanaal en de Maasvlakte, rechts aan de horizon Hoek van Holland.

De stormvloedkering bestaat uit twee deuren die klaar liggen in een dok en welke sluiten bij een waterstand van 3 meter of meer boven NAP. De kering, laatst voltooide onderdeel van Deltawerken, beschermt Rotterdam en achterland bij extreme waterstanden.

The new storm surge barrier (Maeslantkering) in the Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway, the entrance to the port of Rotterdam), North Sea at the horizon.

In case of storm floods, the two enormous doors will close of the waterway protecting Rotterdam and its hinterland

luchtfoto (toeslag); aerial photo (additional fee required)

foto Siebe Swart / photo Siebe Swart

Dare I look down to the river below? I am now on a wobbly steel suspended (literally, hanging from a long cable) pedestrian bridge across a gorge on the road from Sheki to the remote village of Lahic. (pictures of Lahic later in this album). The village is remote and the unsealed road leading to it has been retailed that way for effect. But you can still drive up to Lahic. Other villages on that remote road are truly remote, and can be accessed only by a shaky pedestrian bridge like this. I try to give an idea here as to what it is like to be on the bridge- there is nothing really between you and a plunge down below safe for a few iron flat bars to walk on and a chain link fencing running along the length of the bridge! (Sheki, Azerbaijan, Sept. 2017)

This is where I live, Northmoor Green (Moorland), Somerset on the Somerset Levels, we are battling to save the last 14 properties at the higher end of the village. On Friday 7th February at 2.00am we were told to leave the village as the pumps at Moorland were failing and the village would be flooded. We did leave and managed to get our 4x4 out through 3ft of water but others refused to leave and we have returned with the 14 properties in this higher end of the village battling with the help of the EA to remain in our houses.

Redi-Rock protects river embankment from erosion

When AMCO were asked to provide a scour protection by Network Rail, it was to an embankment where the River Hem flows adjacent to the main Paddington to Penzance railway line, in the village of Littlehempston, near Totnes in Devon.

During heavy and prolonged rainfall, the river rises significantly which has resulted in the erosing of the embankment. To reduce the risk of it failing, CPM's Redi-Rock modular walling was used to provide stability to the embankment, as the concrete blocks are quick and easy to install and are aesthetically pleasing to the surrounding area.

CPM's Redi-Rock concrete walling was deemed the best solution by AMCO as consent had to be obtained from the Environment Agency not to reduce the width of the river once the wall was complete and to ensure the prevention of silt being washed downstream, to overcome this straw bales and sedi mats were used and a temporary sand bag dam was placed around the area to allow the workforce to excavate and lay the wall foundations. Due to the location of the embankment, the one tonne concrete blocks were transported across farm land and lifted into place over the river with little disruption to the local livestock, who had access to the river to drink from.

For further information please call 01179 814500, email redi-rock@marshalls.co.uk or visit www.marshalls.co.uk/commercial/civils-and-drainage/redi-r...

New Orleans, USA - Nov 28, 2017: Afternoon view of the 17th Street Canal Pump Station as viewed from the road. This structure forms part of the city's flood control mechanism.

Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Rotterdam, 18-02-2015; Maeslantkering in de Nieuwe Waterweg, gezien naar de Noordzee en Tweede Maasvlakte (MV2). Links het Calandkanaal en de Maasvlakte, rechts aan de horizon Hoek van Holland. De stormvloedkering bestaat uit twee deuren die klaar liggen in een dok en welke sluiten bij een waterstand van 3 meter of meer boven NAP. De kering, laatst voltooide onderdeel van Deltawerken, beschermt Rotterdam en achterland bij extreme waterstanden.

The new storm surge barrier (Maeslantkering) in the Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway, the entrance to the port of Rotterdam), North Sea at the horizon. In case of storm floods, the two enormous doors will close of the waterway protecting Rotterdam and its hinterland

luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);

aerial photo (additional fee required);

copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart

3 people on the dike, breaking the law. Grand Forks has set a $1000 fine for anyone who tresspasses on flood protection property.

New Orleans, USA - Nov 28, 2017: View of the 17th Street Canal Pump Station. Features metal pipe and stone rubble in foreground. The station forms part of the city's flood control mechanism.

This is where I live, Northmoor Green (Moorland), Somerset on the Somerset Levels, we are battling to save the last 14 properties at the higher end of the village. On Friday 7th February at 2.00am we were told to leave the village as the pumps at Moorland were failing and the village would be flooded. We did leave and managed to get our 4x4 out through 3ft of water but others refused to leave and we have returned with the 14 properties in this higher end of the village battling with the help of the EA to remain in our houses.

The other end of the rickety rope bridge, well, cable suspended bridge across a gorge en-route to Lahic near Sheki in Azerbaijan. People actually use these crude steps to walk further onward to their village, which is in fact so remote that this is the only way to get there. I was left wondering how they go about their daily business if they live so deep into the mountains, and how they carry supplies and daily dose of fresh vegetables and meat up to their village. And with snow on the mountains during the winter, it would take some pluck to live here through the cold season! (Sheki, Azerbaijan, Sept. 2017)

This is where I live, Northmoor Green (Moorland), Somerset on the Somerset Levels, we are battling to save the last 14 properties at the higher end of the village. On Friday 7th February at 2.00am we were told to leave the village as the pumps at Moorland were failing and the village would be flooded. We did leave and managed to get our 4x4 out through 3ft of water but others refused to leave and we have returned with the 14 properties in this higher end of the village battling with the help of the EA to remain in our houses.

This is where I live, Northmoor Green (Moorland), Somerset on the Somerset Levels, we are battling to save the last 14 properties at the higher end of the village. On Friday 7th February at 2.00am we were told to leave the village as the pumps at Moorland were failing and the village would be flooded. We did leave and managed to get our 4x4 out through 3ft of water but others refused to leave and we have returned with the 14 properties in this higher end of the village battling with the help of the EA to remain in our houses.

To visit my old schoolfriend we have to pass the Afsluitdijk. A dike of a length of 30 km between Noord-Holland and Friesland. This is at a viewpoint more or less halfway.

See this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Satellite_image_of_Afsluitdij...

Nederland, Brabant, Gemeente Waspik, 28-10-2013; Overdiepsche polder: in het kader van het programma 'Ruimte voor de Rivier' (bescherming tegen hoogwater door rivierverruiming), is de zomerdijk langs de Bergsche Maas (met bomen) van instroomgaten voorzien, terwijl de winterdijk verlaagd wordt. De uiterwaarden zijn overstroomd, bij hoogwater kan de Overdiepse polder ook overstromen. De boerderijen in de polder zijn daarom gesloopt en verplaatst naar de dijk van het Oude Maasje. De nieuwe boerderijen met bijgebouwen staan op terpen.

Depoldering of Overdiep Polder, farms are relocated and built on mounds. This makes it possible for the river to overflow the polder in case of heigh waters. The dikes have been excavated.

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aerial photo (additional fee required);

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Werner Loehlein, USACE Pittsburgh District’s Water Management chief, gives an interview to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), April 29, for its upcoming segment about the 50th anniversary of Kinzua Dam. The segment is expected to air in late 2015 or early 2016.

Authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938, Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir are one of 16 flood control projects in the Pittsburgh District. The project provides complete protection for Warren, Pa., from Allegheny River flooding, and in conjunction with other projects in the District, substantially reduced flooding in the Allegheny and upper Ohio River Valleys.

The project’s flood control capabilities were dramatically demonstrated during the June 1972 floods resulting from Tropical Storm Agnes when an estimated $247 million in flood damages were prevented. Since its completion in 1965, Kinzua has prevented flood damages estimated to be in excess of $1.2 billion.

The reservoir also provides water to be released during dry periods. These releases have the effect of reducing pollution and improving the quality and quantity of water for domestic, industrial and recreation uses. Flow regulation also helps to maintain navigable depths for commercial traffic on the Allegheny and upper Ohio Rivers.

Another benefit of the Kinzua project is hydroelectric power. A power plant is operated by the First Energy Corporation. Its peak capacity is 400,000 kilowatts per hour. The Big Bend Visitor Center contains displays which illustrate the hydroelectric process. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Carol E. Davis)

Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Gemeente Waspik, 23-08-2016; Overdiepsche polder: in het kader van het programma 'Ruimte voor de Rivier' (bescherming tegen hoogwater door rivierverruiming), is de dijk langs de Bergsche Maas (rechts in beeld) verlaagd. Bij hoogwater kan de Overdiepse polder overstromen. De boerderijen in de polder zijn gesloopt en verplaatst naar de dijk van het Oude Maasje. De nieuwe boerderijen met bijgebouwen staan op terpen.

Depoldering of Overdiep Polder, farms are relocated and built on mounds. This makes it possible for the river to overflow the polder in case of heigh waters.

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aerial photo (additional fee required);

copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart

Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Capelle aan den IJssel, 22-05-2011. Stormvloedkering in de Hollandsche IJssel. Bij storm en dreigend hoog water wordt een van de twee schuiven naar beneden gelaten, de tweede schuif dient als reserve. De scheepvaart kan de gesloten kering paseren via de naastgelegen schutsluis. Rechts van de rivier Krimpen aan den IJssel. De stormvloedkering maakt deel uit van de Deltawerken en is als eerste voltooid in 1958. Ten tijde van De Ramp - watersnood 1953 - werd het zeewater door de storm opgestuwd en dreigde de verzwakte rivierdijken in het achterland het te begeven waardoor grote van het laag gelegen westen van Nederland ondergelopen zouden zijn.

Capelle at the river IJssel, near Rotterdam: storm surge barrier, protects the highly populated western part of Holland, which lies below sea level. In case of storm and threat of high water, one of the two doors is lowered into the river (the second door is a spare one). The lock next to the barrier allows shipping when the barrier is closed .

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Tjitte Nauta of Deltares presents the outcomes of the afternoon workshop for his team: "Climate Adaption on a Regional Scale". Also in this picture are Jayantha Obeysekera (director modeling department of SFWMD), and Kim Shugar, head of the interdepartemental climate change group of South Florida.

Nederland, Brabant, Gemeente Oss, 08-07-2010. De Groenendijk ten oosten van Haren. Tot aan de tweede wereldoorlog stroomde de Maas bij hoog water over de dijk bij Beers. Het overstromingsgebied werd de de Beerse Maas (Beersche Maas) genoemd, ook wel Beerse Overlaat. Om al te grote overlast te voorkomen was het overstromingsgebied door dwarsdijken in compartimenten verdeeld. De Groenendijk beschermde het achterliggende dorp. De bochten en wielen zijn sporen van vroegere doorbraken.

Groenendijk - Green dike. Until the second world war the Meuse flowed at high water over the dam at Beers. The floodplain was called the Beerse Maas or Beerse Spillway. The flood area was divided into compartments by transverse dikes, such as the Groenendijk, protecting the nearby village. The turns and small waters are traces of earlier breakthroughs.

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foto/photo Siebe Swart