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Dutch sea defences: time to act is now

of its surface area and 60 percent of its people living below sea level, how vulnerable is the Netherlands in the face of rising oceans? A panel of experts, commissioned by the Dutch government, says there's no need for panic, but they warn the time to act is now. In 1953, a powerful North Sea storm surge ...

Wilders on trial: who's funding his defence?

Wilders has not set up a separate foundation for his legal defence. According to Dutch daily de ... wilders-on-trial-650.jpg The long-awaited trial of Dutch politician Geert ... to pay for his defence? Geert Wilders sees no need to disclose the source of his funds, as he has ...

North Sea Jazz, What’s New?

acrobatics of The New York Voices performing at the North Sea Jazz Festival, we also have three exciting new ... ’s Composition Assignment this year. Next, we check out a popular Dutch band called Room Eleven, who bring us ... -New-York-Voices-.jpg North Sea Jazz Festival, artist in residence - Bobby Mc ...

Dutch sea water warming up faster

Sea.jpg According to a report published by the Royal Dutch Institute for Sea Research, Dutch seawater temperatures  have increased faster than expected. Since 1982, Dutch ...   (climate change, environment, Holland, Netherlands, ocean temperatures, Royal Dutch Institute for Sea ...

Sea Shepherd could lose Dutch flag

seashepherd1.jpg International environmental organisation Sea Shepherd could ... sails under the Dutch flag, but a Dutch cabinet member is fed up with the situation. Deputy Transport Minister Tineke Huizinga says Sea Shepherd is endangering relations with Japan. If she gets her way ...

Barack Obama cancels the missile defence shield. Is Central Europe left out in the cold?

Obama cancels the missile defence shield. Is Central Europe left out in the cold? In rude health - Barosso's back in Europe's top job. Taxing times for Dutch liberalism - Who'd support a levy on Muslim ... , European politics, headscarves, Jose Manual Barosso, Network Europe, US missile defence shield) ...

Sea level blunder enrages Dutch minister

causes rising sea levels. Dutch Environment Minister Jacqueline Cramer has ordered a thorough ... Meteorological Institute (KNMI) predicts that sea levels along the Dutch coast may rise by 35 to 85 centimetres ... that more than half of the Netherlands is currently below sea level. In fact, just 20 percent ...

US U-turn - America scraps its missile defence shield for Eastern Europe

-turn - America scraps its missile defence shield for Eastern Europe. You cap if you want to - Washington tells the EU it won't be restricting fat cat bonuses. A tax on Muslim headscarves? Far-right Dutch ... , European news, European politics, French café, headscarves, Network Europe, US missile defence shield) ...

Dutch demand end to climate change errors

of Newsline Holland demands end to climate research blunders Dutch Environment Minister ... wildly miscalculated the country's sea level. The announcement comes after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also got its facts wrong. Dutch climate change sceptic, Professor Salomon ...

Iran says to unveil air defence equal to Russia system

iran defence.jpg Iran will soon unveil a domestically made air defence ... defence system will be unveiled by the country's experts and scientists which is as powerful as the S-300 missile defence system, or even stronger," he said.   Russia under pressure Russia ...

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