Periods of drought reveals historic landscape and soil changes
Posted by jpluimers on 2019/03/18
Periods of long drought can reveal historic changes in the landscape and soil.
One example was posted last year at [Archive.is] Je bent een Sassemer als … of the natural ice staking area in Sassenheim, The Netherlands, which is part of a polder.
Historically, creeks were running through it, and later on drainage tubes were laid into the ground:
News article: [Archive.is] IJsbaan Sassenheim last van droogte – InTeylingen
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- 2018 areal photo by Michiel Rote [Archive.is] 38651731_2193682607328544_4720262362173538304_o.jpg (2048×1149)
- 2018 areal photo by Michiel Rote [Archive.is] 38651731_2193682607328544_4720262362173538304_o.jpg (2048×1149)
- 2018 areal photo by Michiel Rote [Archive.is] 38676806_2193682623995209_8220974460069478400_o.jpg (2048×1150)
- 1969 situation with 1974 overlay by Henk Keijzer via [WayBack] Historische Kaarten Nederland kopen – Microsoft Store nl-NL
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- 1948 situation by Henk van Dijk:
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- Frozen ice skating rink by Rob Kuyp:[Archive.is] 38732714_2342919275748851_4418551028572487680_n.jpg (960×718)
–jeroen
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