Today, the Dutch look back on the great flood of 1953, which ...

Most sea defences facing the surge were overwhelmed, resulting in extensive flooding. The combination of wind, high tide, and low pressure caused the sea to ...

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The surge peaked at 3.35 meters above the average sea level, and waves of over 4.9 meters were recorded. In the countries affected, physical sea defenses were ...

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The 1953 North Sea storm surge was accompanied by high waves and ... storm surge caused by a deep depression tracking east across England.

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In 1953 a storm surge of nearly 11 feet (3.4 metres) above the mean high-water level inundated large areas of the delta region of the Netherlands.

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by K d’Angremond · Cited by 19 — On 1st February 1953, the coastlines of the southern North Sea were hit by a severe storm surge. Large parts of the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands ...9 pages

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The 1953 storm caused catastrophic damage and loss of life in multiple countries, with a 5.6m surge, and over 24,000 homes damaged in the UK.

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In 1953, a storm surge flooded low-lying areas of the Netherlands, killing nearly 2000. Dikes failed, causing 150 breaches and 350,000 acres to ...

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by A Duiveman · 2025 — This article analyses how Dutch journalists appropriated a historical disaster to tell stories about the current-day climate crisis.

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The 1953 North Sea flood, caused by a storm and high tide, killed nearly 2,000, destroyed 47,000 structures, and affected 750,000 people. It also killed 200, ...

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