Time: It was called the Watersnoodramp, which in Dutch means "flood disaster"--and it certainly was. The North Sea flood of 1953 was the result of a high spring tide that met a strong storm, resulting in a storm surge that inundated the countries around the sea. Lives were lost in England, Scotland and Belgium, but the worst of the surge was felt in the Netherlands. The dikes and other sea defense built around the coast of the Netherlands were unable to defend against the surge, and nearly 2,000 people...
URL: http://science.time.com/2012/11/05/sandy-what-a-coastal-u-s-can-learn-from-other-threatened-cities/
Enclosure: http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/143177705.jpg?w=360&h=240&crop=1
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