Canal near Amsterdam

Credit: ASHLEY COOPER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: A canal going from the sea to the reclaimed polder land in Holland, north of Amsterdam, which is some 6 metres lower than the sea. With 50 per cent of the Netherlands below sea level, it is incredibly vulnerable to climate change driven sea level rise.

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