The 1953 North Sea flood (Dutch: Watersnoodramp) was a major flood caused by a heavy storm surge that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England... 35 KB (3,889 words) - 11:36, 3 April 2024 |
The North Sea flood of 1962 was a natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of West Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night... 8 KB (835 words) - 02:01, 28 March 2024 |
North Sea flood may refer to: North Sea flood of 1953 North Sea flood of 1962 North Sea flood of 2007 Storm tides of the North Sea Floods in the Netherlands... 222 bytes (64 words) - 10:24, 31 August 2018 |
coast of England between the Humber and Kent. Higher water levels were reached than during the devastating North Sea flood of 1953 from North Shields... 26 KB (2,423 words) - 12:37, 26 December 2023 |
surges. This was the cause of the North Sea flood of 1953 which flooded large swathes of the Netherlands and the East coast of England. When humans modify... 31 KB (4,745 words) - 12:51, 3 April 2024 |
1953 flood may refer to: North Sea flood of 1953, affecting England, Netherlands and other countries 1953 Northern Kyushu flood, Japan This disambiguation... 174 bytes (53 words) - 02:18, 29 January 2023 |
Foulness Island (category Islands of Essex) breeding birds, including pied avocets. During the North Sea flood of 1953, almost the entire island was flooded and two people died. Before 1922, when the military... 30 KB (3,995 words) - 22:07, 26 April 2024 |
list of sea-floods that have occurred in the Netherlands. In addition to these there have been hundreds of river floods during the centuries. Flood control... 9 KB (71 words) - 10:31, 10 January 2024 |
Numansdorp (category Former municipalities of South Holland) night of 31 January and morning of 1 February 1953 large parts of Zeeland, the islands of South Holland and some parts of North Brabant were flooded, due... 9 KB (844 words) - 20:09, 3 May 2022 |
Storm tides of the North Sea are coastal floods associated with extratropical cyclones crossing over the North Sea, the severity of which is affected... 18 KB (1,680 words) - 08:22, 4 February 2024 |
Levee breach (section North Sea) During the North Sea flood of 1953, in the night of 31 January – 1 February 1953, many dikes in the provinces of Zeeland, South Holland and North Brabant... 16 KB (2,189 words) - 15:15, 13 February 2024 |
Afsluitdijk (category Buildings and structures in North Holland) were undertaken during regular maintenance periods as a result of the North Sea Flood of 1953, with the section between the Stevinsluizen and Lorentzsluizen... 25 KB (2,924 words) - 03:07, 25 April 2024 |
Oosterscheldekering (category Flood barriers) Sea. The construction of the Delta Works was a response to the widespread damage and loss of life in the North Sea flood of 1953. The second longest dam... 14 KB (1,499 words) - 21:41, 17 March 2024 |
Rhoon (category Former municipalities of South Holland) the 14th century the village was struck by many floods. In the last big flood, the North Sea flood of 1953, the Dutch government implemented the "deltawerken"... 3 KB (235 words) - 04:13, 25 January 2024 |
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (category Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2010) growth of the village. Other periods of rapid development followed after the Second World War and in the early 1980s. During the North Sea Flood of 1953, a... 4 KB (313 words) - 18:24, 8 December 2023 |
Zeeland (redirect from History of Zeeland) The shape of the islands has changed over time at the hands of both people and nature. The North Sea flood of 1953 inundated vast amounts of land that... 25 KB (1,905 words) - 01:41, 2 May 2024 |
disastrous North Sea flood of 1953, helped lead to the implementation of new flood control measures that culminated in the construction of the Thames... 11 KB (1,357 words) - 00:33, 13 April 2024 |
Dirksland (category Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2013) municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee. The North Sea flood of 1953 did not have as much of a destructive effect on Dirksland as the rest of the island, because... 5 KB (261 words) - 11:10, 5 August 2023 |
Moermond Castle (category History of Schouwen-Duiveland) castle was restored based on the plans of J. Hoogenboom. After the damage caused by the North Sea flood of 1953, the castle was again restored in 1958–1960... 25 KB (3,068 words) - 17:58, 20 December 2023 |
Thames Barrier (redirect from Thames flood barrier) established to investigate the serious North Sea flood of 1953 which affected parts of the Thames Estuary and parts of London, recommended that "as an alternative... 30 KB (2,939 words) - 09:55, 5 May 2024 |
Wantsum Channel (category History of Kent) Stour, which empties into the Strait of Dover at Pegwell Bay. The North Sea flood of 1953 led to the flooding of the land where the Wantsum Channel formerly... 7 KB (841 words) - 01:20, 9 May 2022 |
The North Sea flood of 1953 was one of the most devastating natural disasters ever recorded in the UK. The 2015 Great Britain and Ireland floods Great... 89 KB (10,712 words) - 11:33, 21 April 2024 |
Zuiderzee Works (redirect from North Sea Protection Works) receiving their own pieces of new land. The North Sea flood of 1953 made the government change its priorities. Instead of granting the new land only to... 38 KB (5,106 words) - 20:47, 16 April 2024 |
runner-up. Great Gale of 1880, northwest United States. North Sea flood of 1953, A powerful system that triggered severe flooding in the British Isles... 4 KB (473 words) - 21:29, 16 April 2024 |