{"id":4231,"date":"2016-05-11T19:21:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T19:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=4231"},"modified":"2016-05-11T19:21:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T19:21:21","slug":"drought-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/drought-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Drought in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, as I was traveling from Maastricht to Amsterdam by train, I kept looking out enjoying the view full of farms, green areas and streams. The <em>groenheid<\/em>\u00a0of the Netherlands has always amazed me (perhaps because I grew up in Texas&#8230;not so much green there!).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/8RnP8z\" aria-label=\"5153261579 1d12bc605d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"patchwork\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4133\/5153261579_1d12bc605d.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After some contemplation, I began wondering if it was possible for the Netherlands to have a drought. Surely all this rain must be enough, right?<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to inform myself about <em>droogte<\/em>\u00a0in the Netherlands, I have been doing some research and have compiled a list of useful bits of information.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Het droogteseizoen<\/em> last from April 1st to about the end of September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Currently, some regions of the Netherlands are in code red fire warning and a few others are in code yellow. Because of the dry weather, many heaths are prone to fires and the fire departments are on alert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The worst <em>droogteperiod<\/em>\u00a0in recent history was in 2011 when the levels in the Rhine river reached the lowest since 1921.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Drought is very dangerous for the <em>dijken<\/em>\u00a0that protect the Netherlands from <em>overstroming<\/em>. The lack of water causes the dykes to dry out and crack, weakening them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A recent news article reported that Dutch tomato producers were able to grow tomatoes with 88% less water than normal (4 liters per kilogram as opposed to 35 liters per kilogram of fruit). This means that tomato growers can save water now without risking the fruit which can save many liters of water a year. This discovery also means that countries with more serious drought problems can also grow tomatoes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following explains the drought situation in 2015 and what Dutch farmers have been doing to help their crops.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Droogte in Nederland, boeren en tuinders in problemen\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qoke71hPF3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>de droogte<\/em>&#8211; drought<br \/>\n<em>de droogteperiode-\u00a0<\/em>drought period or season<br \/>\n<em>de regen-\u00a0<\/em>rain<br \/>\n<em>groenheid<\/em>&#8211; greenness<br \/>\n<em>de overstroming-<\/em> flood<br \/>\n<em>de dijk-\u00a0<\/em>dyke<br \/>\n<em>de warmte-\u00a0<\/em>warmth<br \/>\n<em>de landbouw<\/em>&#8211; agriculture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, as I was traveling from Maastricht to Amsterdam by train, I kept looking out enjoying the view full of farms, green areas and streams. The groenheid\u00a0of the Netherlands has always amazed me (perhaps because I grew up in Texas&#8230;not so much green there!). After some contemplation, I began wondering if it&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/drought-in-the-netherlands\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[27714],"tags":[2081,3206,10149,2443],"class_list":["post-4231","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-news-2","tag-drought","tag-global-warming","tag-netherlands","tag-rain"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Facts about drought in the Netherlands\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Karoly Molina\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"netherlands,drought,rain,global warming\" \/>\n\t<link 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