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The Sinking Country (Advanced Program)

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The Netherlands' Subsidence

Much of the Netherlands is built on peat, a special kind of thick decaying plant material. When people put weight on it, it shrinks and slowly sinks. In some places, the land is sinking over 2 centimeters each year. Climate change means that more areas of the Netherlands will be below sea level. The Dutch are changing their lives to live with the new situation.

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