zeespiegelstijging
English meaning: Sea Level Rise
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)De stijging van de gemiddelde waterstand van de wereldzeeën als gevolg van klimaatverandering.
English Definition
The increase in the level of the world's oceans due to climate change. Sea level rise is an existential threat to the Netherlands — with 26% of the country below sea level, even a modest rise would inundate major cities including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague. Dutch adaptation strategies (room for the river, floating houses, sand engines, storm surge barriers) are exported globally as climate adaptation models.
Example
“Een zeespiegelstijging van één meter zou grote delen van Nederland onder water zetten.”
In English: “A one-meter sea level rise would submerge large parts of the Netherlands under water.”
Synonyms
- overstromingsrisico
- klimaatadaptatie
Literary Heritage
“Het oerwoud was geen vijand, maar een wereld op zichzelf, die geen ruimte liet voor de mens.”
“The jungle was no enemy, but a world unto itself, that left no room for mankind.”
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Language information
- Language
- Nederlands
- Dutch
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
- 25M