WA Geoscience Schiermonnikoog ENG HD

Описание: In 2007, there was a huge spring tide on the island of SChiermonnikoog. The sea gushed onto the island at high speed.
Albert Oost, Geomorfologist at research institute Deltares explains why it is a good idea to remove some of the drift-and dikes, so the island can grow along with the rising sea levels. The islanders do not all agree.

Theme Geoscience
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With the North Sea to the north of the Wadden Islands, the islands, the Wadden Sea between the islands and the coast and the coastal zone of the mainland as its main elements, the Wadden Sea Region is characterised by its powerful dynamics. The present condition and dynamic characteristics of the tidal flat system are the cumulative result of processes deep in the earth, near and on the surface and in the atmosphere, which take place on different space and time scales. Changes to the surface of the tidal flat system are caused by natural processes and by recent human activities.

Geoscientific data, information and knowledge, including the modelling and quantifying of geological processes in time and space, are needed to achieve the goal of managing the Wadden Sea Region in a sustainable manner. This includes the natural system, the safety of inhabitants and the economic yields generated by natural resources such as groundwater, salt and natural gas. The Wadden system cannot, of course, be viewed in isolation, it must be regarded as a part of larger natural systems.