… what about my country HOLLAND where about 80% is below sea-level; and dykes won’t help here either I’m afraid. This kingdom is still a DELTA. Most people do not realize this. Water comes either from the Northsea or almost like backstabbing from the river Rhine and Maas (Meuse). I cannot leave my village (only on the east side) without crossing a canal. I’ll be 70 in early October so i do not worry too much about many things any more, but i would like to read your comment on Holland anyway. R.

Again, I’ll use a 200 year range, because the changes will be slow through the years – like the speed at which the water in the pot heats up causing the frog to not jump out, and then…

For Holland, I see an increase/furthering in the technology which helps to build walls to keep the water at bay. The walls/dykes will go higher. Yet, the water underneath ground will become a greater problem since the pressure from above will press down everywhere, adding to the pressure even underneath dry land.

You’re right to mention the rivers, but they really would contribute the least of what will bring about loss of land. The rivers rising will continue to be more from rain and snow inland. The change to these will not be enough to create serious problems by themselves.

For Holland, the water will encroach more than the population can prevent, but a major/significant amount of the nation will still exist. Remember, I’m seeing this 200 years into the future and this change will be slow enough to not endanger anyone from a cataclysmic event. There will be some emigrating that will happen. Still, the nation of Holland will continue. The efforts and studying happening now, in Holland, will help bring about actions that will help the population. There will be some building upward into the sky, based on better technology for making building foundations more stable.

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