"Great idea in theory, except that this prevents the floods from depositing more silt, so the land that the city is built upon just sinks instead of getting new earth to be on top of."
Thanks for the explanation. I had been entirely missing that point, and wondering how it was even possible to build a city below sea level in the first place.... Looking at as a city that has sunk since it was built, suddenly it all makes sense.
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Date: 2005-09-02 10:49 pm (UTC)Thanks for the explanation. I had been entirely missing that point, and wondering how it was even possible to build a city below sea level in the first place.... Looking at as a city that has sunk since it was built, suddenly it all makes sense.