This photo taken in Jan. 2019 and made available by Deltares shows the flume wave tank in Delft, Netherlands, that is used to test structure designs for the strengthening work for the Afsluitdijk.

A 20-mile dike-reinforcement project in North Holland is leveraging UHF RFID technology to manage each of 75,000 blocks as they are manufactured, stored and then installed to future-proof a ...

THE AFSLUITDIJK, Netherlands -- With climate change bringing more powerful storms and rising sea levels, the 87-year-old Afsluitdijk is getting a major makeover. The Dutch government has embarked on a ...

Dikes are indispensable for bees, especially if they are home to many different plant and flower species. A large census conducted on 157 dikes along rivers in the Netherlands revealed that more and ...

The future of the city of New Orleans will depend on its ability to keep its citizens' heads above water. On the other side of the Atlantic, the same applies to the future not just of a city but of a ...

With climate change bringing more powerful storms and rising sea levels, the dike is getting a major makeover. The Dutch government has embarked on a future-proofing project to beef up the iconic ...

The Afsluitdijk, Netherlands – Rising up in a thin line through the waters separating the provinces of North Holland and Friesland, the 87-year-old Afsluitdijk is one of the low-lying Netherlands’ key ...

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