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title: How The Netherlands Stopped The Wind — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/how-the-netherlands-stopped-the-wind/
date: 2015-05-19
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# How The Netherlands Stopped The Wind

The Delta Works, to the west of the Netherlands, are one of the modern wonders of the world. But there’s other, lesser-known infrastructure there too: including the Rozenburg Wind Wall, on the Caland Canal, which turns a dangerous, windy stretch of canal into a much more navigable bit of water. It’s a triumph of humanity over nature, and it’s astonishing.