Reason for the water board to focus extra on “water awareness” this year. Wegerif: “The hard truth is that if that dike were to break now, we would have a similar national disaster, with the water rising to about 2 meters high. We no longer have a small ice age, but we now have a different climate where we can expect a lot of rain. That is why it is important that we are aware of the risks.”
Lekdijk breakthrough from 400 years ago should be an example: ‘Small chance, but big consequences’
