[ryangibb]

Ely (a few miles south of this project) used to be an island with a large eel fishing industry, from which it derives it's name. The Fens were drained in the 17th century with help from Dutch engineers, and I believe much of the area is now below sea level; the river Ouse is raised above the surrounding land with embankments. I've ran past some of the pumping stations on the Roman lodes myself: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/125065713

I wonder what the risk is of rising sea levels to this project?

[ljf]

East Anglia and Cambridgeshire are both highly at risk from rising sea levels - we might see the effects in our lifetimes. https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/news/new-climat...

[eru]

> The Fens were drained in the 17th century with help from Dutch engineers, [...]

Fun fact: the English tried to drain the fens a few times on their own, but only succeeded once someone had the bright idea to involve the Dutch.

[db48x]

And the technology got better, and everyone got richer, and the population was higher, and…