As a result of climate change which is propelled by mankind’s unsustainable habits, sea levels are rising and land is becoming even more scarce. In The Netherlands, specifically, this is a sobering reality considering two-thirds of the country is situated below sea level. Fortunately, Dutch engineers are already developing solutions, one of the most newsworthy being a “floating mega-island” which is comprised of 87 floating triangles tethered to the ocean floor. https://youtu.be/BYUvegKa1TQ Engineers...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/dutch-engineers-test-floating-island-to-combat-rising-sea-levels
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