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   Quixoticgeek (quixoticgeek@social.v.st)'s status on Monday, 13-Jul-2026 21:56:28 JST Quixoticgeek

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   The Netherlands is the world's second biggest exporter of agricultural products, by value. The one sector represents almost a ⅕th of total exports. Crop irrigation becomes one of the first things to curtail.

   A key problem however that arises from the Dutch treating water as a too much problem for their entire history is the population as a whole seems entirely devoid of knowledge on water conservation actions. Even simple stuff like watering plants at the right time of day.

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     Quixoticgeek (quixoticgeek@social.v.st)'s status on Monday, 13-Jul-2026 21:56:29 JST Quixoticgeek

     This is really bad news for the Netherlands. The entire country is built upon the problem of too much water. But that infrastructure is built upon maintaining just he right amount of water. If the dijks dry out they crack, and when the water returns in the winter, flooding happens. The flow of fresh water coming from the Rhine, the Meuse (which becomes the Maas), and to a lesser extent the Scheldt, is also what keeps salt water from infiltrating the ground water.

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     https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/13/persistent-drought-higher-demand-netherlands-heading-water-shortages

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