DutchAmsterdam.nl » climate change http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl The no-nonsense travel guide to Amsterdam, Holland Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:38:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Amsterdam’s historic buildings subsiding due to climate change, experts say http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/765-amsterdam-houses-subsiding http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/765-amsterdam-houses-subsiding#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:58:24 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=765 Amsterdam Brouwersgracht Historic buildings in Amsterdam's centuries old city center are subsiding due to climate change, it is claimed.

Lengthy periods of dry weather result in a lower ground water level, causing the tops of wooden foundation piles to fall dry and crumble.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/765-amsterdam-houses-subsiding/feed 0