The Netherlands is losing land as a result of climate change

A team of the “Delft” Technology University came to this conclusion after publishing the first national sink figures.

They used “GPS” and radar data, along with gravity measurements, to produce a special drowning map. For example, the study shows that the western city of Gouda is shrinking by an inch [3 mm] a year.

We've been pumping water for 400 years to grow land and grow animals on dry land. But the earth has fallen below sea level. We knew this, but with this new map, we see clearly that in the western part of the country, the extinction of the earth had to happen more slowly. If this continues at the same pace, it will bring an end to the typical Dutch panoramma”, said Ramon Hanssen, a professor of geodezia and land surveillance at the university.

The university reported that recent dry weather is accelerating sea advance toward land.

“Climate change plays an important role in speeding up land loss”, says the report.

The relatively hot wines are dehydrating the earth, accelerating drowning. The process is irreversible; the earth is oxidized, which means more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that landfall will cost around 22 billion euros by 2050.