Holland learned long ago how to tame the waves - now a Dutchman has flown to New York to save the subways. This video is part of This Planet, which makes it easy to watch and share, to contribute and act, and to drill down to the source materials.

An excellent overview of Dutch water control innovation in The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/19/floods-dutch-britain-netherlands-climatechange

More about the Sand Motor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8_1_GYeMf0

Get the latest on the post-Hurricane Sandy rebuilding project: http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/

An entertaining little video about sea-level rise, from climatecentral.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccu-Z-WNzD0

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