Comments on: North Sea Drainage Project to Increase Area of Europe http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:28:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ville http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1058795 ville Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:11:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1058795 I think the Mediterranean was dried in Robert Harris' novel Fatherland. No doubt the idea came from the Altlantropa project. I think the Mediterranean was dried in Robert Harris’ novel Fatherland. No doubt the idea came from the Altlantropa project.

]]> By: Tony http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1058790 Tony Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:42:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1058790 " Ironically an alternate plan to control the overcrowding in Europe would come along in just 9 short years" Neil wins. discussion over. ” Ironically an alternate plan to control the overcrowding in Europe would come along in just 9 short years”

Neil wins. discussion over.

]]> By: K!P http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1057402 K!P Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:59:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1057402 hey the rail route to the continent has been relized! hey the rail route to the continent has been relized!

]]> By: Ray B. http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1057373 Ray B. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:16:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1057373 I am happy to see that the group of "eminent English scientists" had not completely turned their back on common sense, and foresaw that the Harwich naval base would have to be abandoned. I am happy to see that the group of “eminent English scientists” had not completely turned their back on common sense, and foresaw that the Harwich naval base would have to be abandoned.

]]> By: Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1057371 Neil Russell Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:06:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1057371 Ironically an alternate plan to control the overcrowding in Europe would come along in just 9 short years Ironically an alternate plan to control the overcrowding in Europe would come along in just 9 short years

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1057364 jayessell Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:22:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1057364 Kris: The dry Mediterranean was mentioned in an Arthur C. Clarke novel (short story?) but I can't remember which one. Kris:
The dry Mediterranean was mentioned in an Arthur C. Clarke novel (short story?) but I can’t remember which one.

]]> By: Kris http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1057361 Kris Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:09:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1057361 There was a similar plan for the Mediterranean http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/287-dam-you-mediterranean-the-atlantropa-project/ There was a similar plan for the Mediterranean

http://strangemaps.wordpress.c.....a-project/

]]> By: Frank Wales http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1057360 Frank Wales Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:45:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1057360 The diplomacy would surely have been easy compared with building a wall across the North Sea. We have enough trouble today maintaining floating platforms out there, never mind a fixed structure that has to reach to the sea bed, and that has to stand against eroding forces that easily scour away coastlines. (As for Hitler trying to cross it, I'm sure the Royal Navy would have been directed to blow some holes in it.) The diplomacy would surely have been easy compared with building a wall across the North Sea. We have enough trouble today maintaining floating platforms out there, never mind a fixed structure that has to reach to the sea bed, and that has to stand against eroding forces that easily scour away coastlines.

(As for Hitler trying to cross it, I’m sure the Royal Navy would have been directed to blow some holes in it.)

]]> By: sweavo http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1057359 sweavo Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:42:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1057359 is there any documentation to support this? It seems completely batty, and would require extraordinary diplomatic efforts to decide who got what part of the reclaimed land. is there any documentation to support this? It seems completely batty, and would require extraordinary diplomatic efforts to decide who got what part of the reclaimed land.

]]> By: Casandro http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1057357 Casandro Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:24:22 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1057357 I guess if they had really done that, they wouldn't have worried about Hitler. The climatic changes would have made them worry mostly about surviving at all. Just think of it. It would have created a large land-mass, probably causing a gigantic desert inside of western europe. I guess if they had really done that, they wouldn’t have worried about Hitler. The climatic changes would have made them worry mostly about surviving at all. Just think of it. It would have created a large land-mass, probably causing a gigantic desert inside of western europe.

]]> By: Ray B. http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/26/north-sea-drainage-project-to-increase-area-of-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-1057355 Ray B. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:20:32 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4689#comment-1057355 I am relieved to know they forgot the idea. That would have made it easy fo Hitler a few years later, wouldn't it? I am relieved to know they forgot the idea. That would have made it easy fo Hitler a few years later, wouldn’t it?

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