Can nature itself save us from the effects of climate change? | DW Documentary

Extreme weather is on the rise worldwide: heavy and severe rains, flash floods and landslides have also occurred in Germany. One study warns that seven times as many people will be threatened by flooding in the next 25 years.
The wrong strategies have also led to dangerous floods. For years, cities and municipalities relied on ever higher and more stable dams. The consequences were dramatic, as the water would find a way. But now, Europe is rethinking its strategy. "Let the water in" is the new approach, pioneered by engineers in the Netherlands. In Dordrecht, rather than using increasingly massive dams in the event of flooding, the city makes space for water. Playgrounds, sports facilities and whole residential areas are built in a way that absorbs rising water levels, without the houses getting their "feet" wet. "We have a system where nature helps and protects us from the consequences of climate change and rising sea levels," says Marcel Stive, professor of hydraulic engineering.
The cathedral city of Cologne has also learned from previous floods. Along the Rhine River, alluvial meadows absorb water, while special pump systems and mobile flood barriers help protect the city.
The floodplain valley near Lenzen in Brandenburg is also a success story. The old dike was cut through, restoring 420 hectares of floodplains. Nature is thriving there. "Rare species such as the white-tailed eagle and the whooper swan have found a new home," says floodplain researcher Meike Kleinwächter, "and that attracts tourists."
The French town of Nevers realized years ago that a river should not be constricted. Fallow land, floodplain forests and marshlands have been established at the confluence of the Loire and Allier rivers. These measures render the river more predictable and less dangerous during floods.
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[@eldavo6227]

Nature has been here way before us and will be here after us

[@Automedon2]

Human life is only possible because we live in a time when things are favorable for life. Another ice age (for example) will wipe the earth clean of our existence.

[@susanne5803]

I find that comforting.

[@joanfrellburg4901]

Maybe, you don't know that, the experiment is not yet over.

[@gcb4763]

Yes, nature has, but we may not survive. Nature is also threatened, wheather you like it or not.

[@chrilin5107]

@@gcb4763 yes, but hopefully it will survive us🙏It is quite sturdy still. Just done watching US local news from Florida...stunning how many locals keep just regurgitating we have to build back to the way it was. They're stuck thinking that business as usual is in fact an option🙄. Controlling nature - good luck. Can't remember who said it; only a fool keeps repeating the same action but expecting a different outcome. Perhaps a Greek philosopher? But it seems human (un) "kind" still are mostly stuck in these wheel tracks sadly. Edit: when I say unkind I mean we selfishly commonly think only of ourselves. Not including nature and wildlife (recently saw a relocation program for kangaroos stuck between a road and newly built housing...cried) and also we tend to disregard what we're leaving for future generations and focus only on short term gain. I really hope more people and countries start living with nature and including it and wildlife/habitat in all plans. We don't own this planet we borrow it from all future generations.

[@dentures]

'The planet is fine. The people are fucked' - George Carlin

[@lower_than_furries9727]

Hence..mother earth created COVID-19.

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

Love that routine.

[@imk3058]

Simple science "Whatever you do will come back to you"... Whatever you did with the natural, it is giving it back to you... How simple it is to understand..

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

@@imk3058 Yin & Yang.

[@kn9ioutom]

TRUE ! VERY TRUE !!!

[@jonathankulesa]

It doesn't matter how greedy us human beings are, mother nature will always find a way to reclaim what was hers... ❤

[@missionsquirrel]

@@neo-babylon7872 .. no

[@mobutter2879]

As she should!

[@katiehettinger7857]

@@neo-babylon7872 I see you believe in the idea of when at all possible take it personally.

[@suziecue3027]

This is been here for over a thousand years.

[@angelheart3011]

Yes

[@thomasweatherford5125]

It’s refreshing to see countries that are so forward thinking as it pertains to this issue. I love science and knowledge!

[@onestrangerock5251]

Jesus is sending blessing for you guys

[@abbeyjane1306]

Don't forget the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy

[@muthrfuqrjonz3530]

It’s disheartening to me to see the level of idiocy involved within these subjects in debates. I’m positive you’re clueless to geoengineering and weather manipulation, HAARP, DARPA, CERN. Barium , strontium , aluminum sulfur oxide? The electrification of the ionosphere ? Seriously sit down and shut up remove all thoughts. You have two ears two eyes and one mouth don’t let your mouth outwork the other four.

[@Automedon2]

None of this is any different to growing crops in formerly desert areas. You can only 'conquer' the natural world for so long and all your 'science' and 'knowledge' means nothing.

[@Automedon2]

@Uncle Pete Not at all. He's just one of those people who say 'I fucking LOVE science" when they knows fuck all about it, but it makes them feel smart

[@vonabod4259]

I love ideas people have to deal with everyday problems. I find it amazing to listen and learn from experience of others. Thank you!! ♥️

[@containedhurricane]

Nature won't balance things out only for one species, i.e. human species. Since humans have been ruining the balance of our enclosed ecosystem, the nature is restoring it and the balancing process might look cruel to us

[@katiehettinger7857]

Your right, we need the planet, it doesn't need us. If climate change takes us out, a new species will rise to replace us.

[@rodtukker1904]

Stop drinking and making Coke and Pepsi with ground water around the world. Use surface waters only. That would solve half the issue. One side complaining about water level rise and on the other hand dig out water from ground to surface. When civilization runs out of common sense, and say big words, these things happen.

[@peterbelanger4094]

@fordham337 LOL, Humans are insignificant to the planet, a temporary rash, a blip in the planet's history. We do not threaten the Earth, it threatens us. We go along with it's system, period. The only 'issue' here is our comfort and convenience. A few million years, and 'Homo Sapiens' will no longer exist, no matter what we do as a society. Much of the green movement is all about misanthropic self hatred. What a sad, pathetic way to exist.

[@satiniscomimgsoon8687]

Maybe, we can make “NATURE” change its mind by firing a couple of missiles at it. 😁😁😁😁! 🙏! 🕉🕉🕉!

[@tkokflux6322]

@@katiehettinger7857 humans wont go extinct for another millennia thats for sure and in that time we will definitely be able to find another planet to call it our home as long as their is big investment

[@einseitig3391]

The Dutch are really smart, not surprising given their circumstances I know. We in the UK need to follow their lead. Currently in London flash flooding has become (near) normal when it rains heavily.

[@africalisa]

Love the part about the Loire ... back to how it was originally .. that's the way!

[@marivicalim3335]

😏

[@mountainvalleymedia5836]

Yeah fuck those houses and buisnesess! they are owned by humans!

[@thinkabout602]

The answer - No not anymore. Live life with love while we still can 💚

[@vodkaboy]

what is left to live/love ?

[@thinkabout602]

@@vodkaboy yourself for 1 ☮

[@medicamedico4335]

@@thinkabout602 and your parents and your family

[@larsstougaard7097]

Love your self everyday and enjoy life

[@Tis_I_SirJames]

In other words, screw the planet, everyone for themselves YOLO kinda thing? That's a terrible way of thinking.

[@anthonypeters8714]

Excellent and well documented documentary done by various for protection and conversion of the water and environment. A must for studies in schools so children learn early these ways. Thanks DW Team was very nice.

[@pabloborgesdeamorim7615]

“Nature doesn't ask your permission; it doesn't care about your wishes, or whether you like its laws or not. You're obliged to accept it as it is, and consequently all its results as well.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky,

[@Automedon2]

Great quote

[@terencebarrett2897]

These DW documentary's are absolutely wonderful, everything is so neat and informative, thank you DW documentary's

[@DWDocumentary]

Thank you for watching and for the positive feedback! :-)

[@7Swedy]

I love the dutch cause they are realistic and intelligent. They adjust, not deny. All my love to you!

[@JacobBax]

There are a lot of people here denying everything, when the solution is inconvenient for them.

[@renemartin5729]

Don't say this comes as a surprise. Scientists have been predicting this for many years.

[@TomNook.]

Decades actually

[@maxmordon7295]

In fact millenia; the stoics warned about 'ekpyrosis' (?).

[@renemartin5729]

@@maxmordon7295 According to Lucretius who lived from 99 BCE to 55 BCE: "Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum."

[@renemartin5729]

@@TomNook. Decades = many years

[@judyswiderski2682]

How encouraging to see the many possibilities for problem solving.

[@garrettcarroll5808]

Love your documentaries DW. You find interesting topics and angles, and it's not the usual hodgepodge of documentaries from elsewhere.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thank you for your comment! We're glad you like our content.

[@areeBetu]

I hope my country Philippines will learned from this. Our river became narrower, deep and lot of garbage. I know our river and sea are mad right now. Im scared because the worst is not yet to happen.

[@talibjalloh928]

If the world GO DUTCH especially Germany, they will be able to mitigate damaging flood. Germany needs to invest heavily on infrastructures that minimise flood damages just like the intelligible Dutch...

[@redditsucksyo]

Nah.. got to spend that money on welfare-immigrants as to not offend their hidden masters.

[@demoncloud6147]

​@@redditsucksyo You have got a problem with the OP's name ? Huh ?

[@redditsucksyo]

@@demoncloud6147 Didn't even look at it until you pointed it out.. just stating facts.

[@carlosrojas01]

The Ducth are the first to start climate change, they did not suffer from floods, they wanted to have more land to plant. If all the countries did the same as the Dutch, the situation would worsen more quickly. Think about it.

[@sjefkerolleman2094]

@@carlosrojas01 God created the world the Dutch created the Netherlands Without climate change there would be no life on Earth It is now a name that the elites want to earn a lot of money from The problem of the Germanic Empire is the disappearance of the Germanic rainforest Not Climate Change

[@scvandy3129]

It's heartening, encouraging and impressive to see the spirited degree of cooperation and civic-mindedness unselfishly exhibited by these western Europeans.

[@Inner-wellbeing]

This documentary is superb. I would like to see more solutions offered in the USA in the face of climate change and more violent storms. Request your government and politicians to invest in smart end sustainable ideas for your city and the environment.

[@sozbdulrhmanli3300]

Thanks, DW channel for posting this documentary ☀

[@robindorrell9347]

Fantastic and inspiring documentary! Thank you!

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi @Robin Dorrell, thank you too for watching!

[@rageagainstthemachine7434]

@@DWDocumentary DW , SIR DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WEATHER MODIFICATION ? SUCH AS ATMOSPHERIC HEATERS , DOPPOLER RADAR BEING A WEAPON OF FREQUENCIES ?? .......DURING VIETNAM WAR , THE U. S. IMPLIMENTED OPERATION : POPEYE THIS CONSISTED OF CLOUD SEEDING MAKING IT RAIN NON STOP , FLOODING THE ENEMY FOR 6 TO 8 WEEKS STRAIGHT SO THE ENEMY COULD NT GET TO THEIR WEAPONS SUPPLY !!!!! ,,,,,, THANK YOU !🙏🙏

[@user-nn7mg3bp4u]

there is a thin line between floods and water scarcity

[@oneshothunter9877]

Just as a "good summer" and drought.

[@billpetersen298]

You may think Canada, has endless land. But we too, have built on the flood plains. Displacing, the best nature habitat.

[@MshAhmxiO1]

Sumas Prairie aka Sumas Lake (134 sq km of lake)

[@dk2428]

Another great documentary! Thanks DW!

[@lil----lil]

In the future, "floatable" houses with anchors attached to the ground will be a thing. Think that's too crazy?!

[@Tis_I_SirJames]

Watch the movie "Waterworld" with Kevin Costner. It's fictional but a possibility of things to come.

[@rogue-ish5713]

Waterworld. Get your jet sky harpoon gun while you can

[@stibbs11]

yep, anchored to teh ground, so when teh water rises what happens? eh, dummmmm de dummm dummmm

[@Whatever-mx3bt]

@@stibbs11 Yeah sure, you don't think people would've thought of that issue already? There are solutions to that that can be dreamt up.

[@mhfs61]

Aren’t those object called boats?

[@CarpeNoctemArts]

About La Loire, for once I'm happy to see wisdom in French people's head (I'm French). Finally back to old ways 🙌🏻⭐👏🏻🌍❤️

[@maxmordon7295]

Bring back the Belle Epoque now!

[@andrewmccarthy42]

@@maxmordon7295 q

[@McHellenIsaboke]

On my lunch break, enjoying this. My favorite channel ❤

[@larsstougaard7097]

Agree 🙏

[@marlbankian]

Lesson, Don’t build on flood plains

[@suziecue3027]

That's been built like that for over thousands of years thousands in India France is built on water Rome is built over water Holland is built on water that's how they built their country on water

[@zappertxt]

Lesson: don't burn fossil fuels

[@btudrus]

@@zappertxt Lesson: Don't grow plants, eat meat (from animals grazing the pastures) instead!

[@zappertxt]

@@btudrus failed... wtf

[@btudrus]

@@zappertxt You are apparently brainwashed by the big food and fertilizers industries who spread the lie about "cows being bad for the climate". The opposite is the true. Growing plants is what destroys the soil and that has a major negative impact on the climate. You should see e.g. some talks of the climatologist Walter Jehne to understand the basics...

[@susanne5803]

That was very interesting, especially the "sand motor". Thank you very much!

[@jeynjohnstone5917]

She says "Be brave. I'm fine".

[@franklynbenjamin9407]

ApLllllllll

[@StephiSensei26]

Brilliant reportage! The more we can educate the public, the better chances we'll have to finding solutions.

[@Thehimalayan90]

People from First world countries should force their gov to stop fossil fuel subsidy & work more for climate change

[@StephiSensei26]

@@Thehimalayan90 I agree to a point. "...force their gov's to stop fossil fuel subsidies..., sounds too much like rebellion and revolution. Democracy is the little brother of Bureaucracy, and they both drag their tails, as they plod along down the road of Government. Just getting people to get out and vote is a job. It's a good idea of course, but "Force" the Government? Not likely. Do the words "Special Interests" sound familiar? That's the problem. Special Interests / Groups and their Lobbyists make forward movement almost impossible. THX.

[@mikelhoffman6075]

Hello there how is the weather

[@ninatoffutt1651]

Thank you, DW Documentary!

[@sanm9462]

It's worring to think what will happen 20years from now.

[@sanm9462]

@fordham337 I hope so not and hope people in power would understand and work accordingly.

[@Emerald_Forge]

Yup, if most of Antarcticas ice melts basically all megacities are gone, America and South America are especially done for as all cities 2/1km from the coast will be underwater at least partially

[@aurelios69]

Wasn’t this happening by the year 2000 ? Massive sea level rise and many other things

[@mohannaik5916]

It will never happens but vote 🗳 bankers cash this opportunity.

[@larsstougaard7097]

I'm more worried about overpopulation, I read Nigeria has hit 206 million people and is going for 400 million in 30 years and UN predict Nigeria will hit 800 million in 2100. It's total madness and probably a few 100 millions would like to move to Europe.

[@rr3775]

I'm impressed with how quick DW made this documentary after the recent flooding.

[@drwasabie1]

i think its old

[@germanCrowbar]

Isn't made by DW, it is an older documentary.

[@Automedon2]

True, but like most docs, it's footage from other documentaries with some current footage and new narration. They can probably put them together in a day or two.

[@syedadeelhussain2691]

universities should offer MS/ PhD Level programs in GIS Geographic information systems, natural disaster risk modelling, climate change risks and assessment of NAT CAT Events. Flood inundation risks models are a new field that requires more university-level specialized research and funding, coupled with encouragement at the state policy level.

[@footshotstube]

i think they do

[@syedadeelhussain2691]

@@footshotstube good

[@YoungMoneyFuture]

It seems that the weather has become erratic all across the world lately! I'm kinda cautious for the near future

[@DjGlenJon]

dont trust the gvt that tell you its man made..... simply go look up a grand solar minimum and what happens during one

[@nathanlevesque7812]

@@DjGlenJon Grand solar minimums don't explain current warming. The only models that can are those that factor in our contributions.

[@l-dogtheman1685]

Those weather extremes are exactly the ones that were predicted because of man made climate change. All those CO2 emissions that trap heat in our atmosphere also cause more frequent and intense storms and floodings. During these episodes all the water that were missing during droughts rains down. Basically the water is becoming less evenly distributed, lacking when there is demand (drought) and being available when there is already too much (flooding). That will continue as long as we keep burning fossil fuels

[@DjGlenJon]

@@l-dogtheman1685 WHEN THE NARRATIVE DOESNT FIT....THEY REMOVE MY FACTUAL LINKS TO WHERE THE TRUTH CAN BE FOUND ............... I WONDER WHY .SAME FOR THE COVID SCAM ON SIDE EFFECTS AND DEATHS FROM THE JIB JAB... BE BOTHERED TO LOOK INTO A SOLAR MINIMUM.... DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU I SIMPLY SAY....ITS A SOLAR CYCLE ......THEY REALY ARE.....11 YEAR CYCLE AND A 400 YEAR CYCLE. DOCCUMENTED FROM OUR HISTORY.....NOT SOME MADE UP COMPUTER GUESS......BUT WHO AM I TO SAY EY

[@ArtU4All]

Every single one of us turns into a speck, eventually. And Nature forgives, resists, defends, evolves, overcomes and REIGNS …. always 🙏🌿🙏🌎🌏🌍✨

[@multimedia_planet]

Developed countries: America, Russia, Europe, China, India... They race to live on a dead planet, while large parts of their countries are burning and other parts are drowning... and they stand helpless in front of that as they stood helpless in front of the Corona virus pandemic!!! Because... the Progress in life may not be a process of acquiring or exploring new things, but rather a process of letting go of old mistakes and seeing with new eyes.

[@WastedBananas]

india is not developed. even russia and china are not quite there yet though they have seen massive progress. the US and the west were responsible for the bulk of climate change. Industrializing countries now like China are responsible now too

[@sikerslalatm3147]

Russia developed ? Umm

[@Automedon2]

We act as though every natural event is a tragedy. Viruses have always been natures way of controlling animal populations. We can only hold natures forces back for so long.

[@multimedia_planet]

@@Automedon2 Regardless of : The possibility of human access to Mars and bearing the costs and risks of traveling to this planet, and then facing the challenges of survival and the hostile conditions for life on a dead planet that has no atmosphere, water or magnetic field in the hope of establishing human colonies that can live in capsules and huts with closed conditions Industrial life-supporting fully self-reliant in the provision of oxygen, water, food, power generation and ... etc - Man may not need to incur all this trouble and high costs and bet on living on another planet under the pretext that humans have spoiled life on planet Earth and that it has in fact become an "unfit for life" planet, Because this person may lose life on Earth and fail to live outside the planet...

[@Automedon2]

@@multimedia_planet Yes, that living on Mars bullshit is just that. Even if it was possible, do you think any of us would be up there? Most people can barely afford to pay their rent down here. Do they think they'll be shuttled up there on someone else's' dime? Drastic population reduction is the answer along with consumerism being seen as the enemy.

[@thedesolateone8260]

Nature will save itself . Were just passing guest's 😉

[@BJPZINDABAD]

. living on the periphery of rivers has constant fear in mind of heavy floods , deluge during rains . Others must learn from their wisdom. They have built embakments and sheilds against rising water levels.,

[@petuniaromania6294]

Smart thinking and planning - they're working with the natural flow of where water wants to go :)

[@SuperTonyony]

Wait...there are communities in the world in which people work together for the greater good? As an American, I cannot comprehend this. Please explain.

[@athenstar10]

Now the west is worried that they're experiencing it, while we in tropical countries have been crying out for decades. I hope the world listens now.

[@msallies]

“The seas will rise. Within the next century and a half, they will rise over a hundred feet. Where are you going to live? What will happen to your ports and cities and your prime farmland? What will happen to the deltas of the world and the millions who live there? Who will take them in when they must flee their nation, unable to survive there any longer? It it this you must consider. Look at a map of the world and see what will be lost. The majority of the major cities of the world will be flooded and will not be able to be protected..." The New Message ~ from the revelation "The Great Warning" received

[@johnchapman5125]

Thank you, Mara.

[@julieann1975]

Wow! Thank you

[@maxd3028]

How you can live in Harmony with life is the ultimate art of living...

[@sgperformer]

The Earth could not care less whether humans exist or not..

[@Automedon2]

To the natural world, our existence has as much importance as a gnat.

[@krazYFaic]

In Manila, people have been building a meter or two higher than the street to avoid flooding. The government has since addressed the problem by building the streets a few meters taller so now its level or higher than the buildings.

[@krisfrank1589]

Doesnt seem like it will take 30 years, sees to be 7 times more floods this week

[@suburbanwoman6280]

Hope= Premeditated Disappointment. Begin your Grief.

[@yanchouser7364]

At the beginning? New way to ,Manage FLOODING? Stop building on flood plains, stop taking the easy life just because you are here and do not want to walk up hill to get home.

[@suziecue3027]

These countries have these things built for over thousands of years it's only now that the land is the water has nowhere else to go when it rains a lot.

[@Automedon2]

Most of the poplulated world is build alongside water

[@priyathomas9635]

A great and ideal title, that no one working for DW can understand. I meant all news corporates by DW.

[@gracefulcat68]

everything goes back to nature... climate has always changed on earth, its cyclical. nature rules all.

[@nathanlevesque7812]

Mass extinction events are natural. I'd rather not go extinct though.

[@gracefulcat68]

@@nathanlevesque7812 me too..lol.. some channels on yt have some good ideas and places to go, tho

[@nathanlevesque7812]

@ray mann Are you having a stroke?

[@ericcleesak8074]

naturally

[@rageagainstthemachine7434]

DOES ANYBODY RESEARCH ANYTHING ANYMORE !!!!!!!!!!!!! NO. CLIMATE CHANGE IS A LIE !!!!!! I CHALLENGE SOMEBODY TO TYPE IN :: OPERATION : POPEYE !!! DURING THE VIETNAM WAR , THE U. S. IMPLIMENTED ( OPERATION POPEYE ) , CONSISTING OF CLOUD SEEDING, MAKING IT RAIN 6 TO 8 WEEKS STRAIGHT TO FLOOD THE VIET CONG SO THEY COULD NT GET TO THEIR WEAPONS SUPPLY !!!!!!!!! ATMOSPHERIC HEATERS , LIES FROM EVERY METEOROLOGIST ABOUT DOPPOLER RADAR , THESE ARE FREQUENCY WEAPONS !!!! PERIOD ! LOOK IT UP !!! I CHALLENGE YOU👀😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

[@boiivilla6922]

Nothing is permanent... Even this Earth will end anytime soon.

[@icost4671]

The end of the earth will be like four to four and a half billion years from now, when it swallowed up by the expanding Sun.

[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

"Soon" used to have a definition. Like "climate", "weather", and "science".

[@ghostdog1676]

If this was in California everyone will worry about their cars money, boats and forget they all have family to care for all rich people will die if this happens,

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

That’s kind of a just a stereotype though

[@oceanrock733]

Wrong

[@flossyraven]

Are you even from CA? I was born and raised in CA and you sound super ignorant. Everywhere they have their rich, poor, selfish, greedy, evil, kind, loving etc people. Not sure why you made that ignorant assumption that all CA people are these selfish, unloving, and materialistic, rich people who would choose materialistic things over their loved ones.

[@RGBEAT]

Excellent documentary!

[@silentsteph2689]

Thank You for this ! Climate change is real ! From floods to wildfires to droughts earthquakes ice floes off both Poles .. thank you for this episode 🙏🏽

[@RGBEAT]

This is the good news we badly need in 2021.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

Willow roots on its own very easily. You can make your own rooting hormone tea (indole-3-butric acid, I believe) from fresh bark to use on other plants.

[@ajnafes]

What does that taste like?

[@steyn1775]

Just listen to the Dutch when it comes to water management smh

[@kennybraj]

Solution flood protection or live sustainabily..?

[@sun2020able]

don't keep building along river banks and also on the flood plain area... you want a nice view then suffer during floods too

[@Getmadman]

Man our whole country below sea level😢😂

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

How old is this documentary? Did any of this work? These weren't the regions affected by the floods lately, right?

[@santiagovelamorales1029]

No it wasn't

[@Calligraphybooster]

Very recent, and no, not the recently affected area’s that are close-by but mainly on the other side of some watersheds.

[@Calligraphybooster]

And does it work? Well, towards the sea the land gets flatter and a given volume can be spread out thinly. So yes, this surely works.

[@thecollectoronthecorner7061]

just think if your lucky maybe Yellowstone will erupt any you too will be adversly effected and will no longer feel left out?

[@Calligraphybooster]

@@thecollectoronthecorner7061 haha you think I might feel discriminated against when I survive things that nature throws at us while others get the privilege of perishing? Barman, one round of Asteroids for all the crowd!

[@ccrtv6198]

⚡️🌊⚡️ Excellent Reporting on Climate Management via Natural Solutions ❣️🌎❣️

[@Philip-bk2dm]

So good to allow the rivers to behave as Nature allows wherever possible. Hats off to the French conservationists.

[@lylipad1420]

One cause no more trees to protect us. Trees can hold soil errosion Lets start planting.

[@corujariousa]

The answer to this video question might not be one that we would like... The number of human beings can severely decrease if Nature reacts in unpredictable ways. We already expect Climate Change to exacerbate problems with drought, flood, fires, pests, viruses. All this will also cause human migration, strain our logistic systems (food and medication production/distribution, infrastructure, housing, etc). With all of that, plus human greed, corruption, resistance to change and to share resources, we are up to a whole new level of challenges to our civilization.

[@Calligraphybooster]

You are very right. Let’s hope for the best, but it sure looks dark.

[@moniquebayonet3560]

Listening to the Bavarian Mayor speak of his concern for the deceased woman and for the younger generation is touching... I wonder where that kind of genuine concern is in the US?

[@mikelhoffman6075]

Hello there how is the weather

[@alvenanelson8119]

Nature changes the climate. Always has, always will.

[@jameskuttymathew7252]

Yes, but shouldn't gear up it with our careless actions.

[@carolynmorris7303]

It's a shame what's happening to the Amazon. They don't seem to respect the environment too much.

[@stevekenilworth]

Cosmic ray dose rates peaked in late 2019, and have been slowly declining ever since. This makes perfect sense. Solar Minimum was in late 2019. During Solar Minimum the sun's magnetic field weakens, allowing more cosmic rays into the solar system. We expect dose rate to be highest at that time. Cosmic rays are a surprisingly "down to Earth" form of space weather. They can seed clouds, trigger lightning

[@theweatherisaokay4964]

We all know this is coming long before. We know the sea level is increasing, we know the ice is melting, we know the ozone is thinning, we know, but we all still waiting and not prepared, we still build housing near the rivers and seaside, we still clear the land, we ignored the signs and thought everything would stayed the same.

[@slugabunyseaside7415]

The mathmen with their weather machines Are the real problem

[@Nilu157]

Together we have done a lot of wrong to nature ... Now nature is punishing us. Let's bow down and accept that punishment. Let's save nature. ❤❤❤ You love nature. Nature loves you back.❤❤❤

[@howmathematicianscreatemat9226]

That’s a great leadership from you

[@azhariqbal6399]

Heavy rains have caused heavy flooding in my country Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.and all across the Indus Valley.I don’t know about Germany but I’ve never seen this much rain and flooding in my country ever before.especially in the capital which is present near Himalayas and is on a plateau.rip world

[@theluckyegg3613]

The people in Germany were not warned. The responsible authorises new about the coming rains The content of the Dams were not lowered despite the flood warning To many traditional flood areas were sold to build houses on it

[@iskandarsyah9624]

What is that effect? Inside chamber sore throat? lol, As usual great documentary DW!

[@chriscunningham9747]

Excellent video!!! My homeland!!!

[@zollen123]

We make a mess, let hope others will come in and save the day!

[@TomNook.]

No. Clean up your own mess

[@jeanpouyet2710]

It is ok to rehabilitate flood plains downstream, marshes are ecologically very important. I am nonetheless really sorry that your program makes no mention of the need to manage watersheds upstream, starting from the top with healthy forests on steep slopes and small structures to create small bodies of water to slow down rushing water during exceptional rainfall events along streams when they are still small and easily manageable. The wealth of the plains depends on the health of the hills. As an aside perhaps a program on the reintroduction of be

[@jeanpouyet2710]

Beavers as it is being done in small watersheds in the US.

Flood protection drives erosion and causes more severe floods. Flooding is totally normal. People should just live with it.

[@numnut1987]

yeah dying from diseases is also natural, doesnt mean you shouldnt go to the doctor. And there are more ways of floodprotection

@@numnut1987 the french way seemed pretty smart though

[@behemoththekitty]

Honestly, if I were Dutch I'd move to a different country. I can't see the Netherlands surviving climate change. There's only so many dams and barrages one can build. At some point it just becomes unfeasable.

[@MrTomtomtest]

Gonna be hard to move 25 million people....

[@neo-babylon7872]

Thank you for adding to my lengthy list of anxieties.

[@jorisessen8410]

@@MrTomtomtest 17 million*

[@larsstougaard7097]

Let's all move the other direction, let's go to Africa and rebuild. We just take all the migration boats and sail them back. We find high ground and start over 😋

[@aatkarelse8218]

Ooof that would be a lot of beers to hold my friend !

[@hainanbob6144]

We could do with some of these kinds of people, and their plans, in the UK.

[@ShiraNexus]

more like can nature save itself from us screwing them up.

[@davidk7544]

Dissociation is a powerful coping mechanism. Who wants to believe floods will happen? It's often too terrible for people to accept.

[@markgrayson7514]

20:19 Residents would like to completely disconnect from the sewage system. No shit? 26:00 Excellent, you mention the content for the clickbait title. A sand motor sounds very cool, but you didn't explain it very well. That's why I watched this.

[@grjoe4412]

Did the climate ever stop changing? Or will it ever?

[@hanelgoyena]

Practical way is to relocate houses away from the river bank especially with dam. the hydraulic shield is only temporary solution for now.

[@cappy2282]

...the climate has been changing since the beginning of time

[@panlomito]

Extreme weather is of all times and all places. What changed the most is the overpopulation of the world in the last 50 years. These floods we have seen this month aren't new, the only thing is we got used to calm weather thinking this is normal. Erecting buildings in the vicinity of streams and rivers will be punished by returning extreme weather events. And now these rivers are taking back the space they need to drain water from severe rains and melt water. So we could learn from this by leaving this reconquered space of the rivers, accepting our loss in knowledge that nature is bigger and stronger than mankind.

[@JLeonSarmiento]

Not surprised if they have a word for "flood-amnesia" in German. Beautiful Cologne ❤️.

[@bearo8]

We have a word for everything. (As long as it's a noun) In German any two or more nouns can be combined in one word. So basically everything can be described even if it is not found in any dictionary. The same principle does NOT apply to other word forms like verbs or adjectives.

[@ksteak27]

Don't live next to water = no flood risk. Live next to water = accept the reality of flood risk. NEXT!

[@btudrus]

"Don't live next to water" - this is just stupid.

[@timberwolfe1645]

Sand Motor. Great Idea. I hope this information spreads out to every part of the globe

[@CARRJ142]

Another great video.

[@lubovbel7766]

Climate disasters are escalating all over the world! And we see that no country is prepared for them, and the government is helpless or indifferent. We need to create such conditionsin the world in which fast help came to any country! Creative Society. Thanks to this, we will be able to survive. You can Watch the video for details about global crises and ways out of them in the international conference "Global Crisis. This Already Affects Everyone".

[@pargevkarapetyan2251]

Civilize peoples,solving problems together and civilize ways 👏👌👍

[@johnsanjuan9364]

Rhine River was Long River!

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

Over the course of millennia, the Planet has undergone major climate cycles. This is one of them. This is natural and all the preventative initiatives won't stop it from changing.

[@Calligraphybooster]

As such that is true, and proves that himans just are a part of nature.

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

@@Calligraphybooster Yes. A disposable one.

[@tyrellgordondover3553]

yes yes it would, the world adapts but that doesnt mean its meant to include saving us .

[@vavaleo8316]

Food for thought. Do we need to adapt to the planet or vice versa?

[@treebeard8475]

We are “adapting” slower than the planet is in my opinion.

[@Calligraphybooster]

That would be ‘Flood for thought’

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

The planet will do as it wishes.

[@Automedon2]

You can't. Because there is no way to predict everything nature has in store.