Schlock Mercenary (9-11)

[Antonio E. Gonzalez]

Some things never change:

<http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20090911.html>

Tenochtitlan, which eventually became Mexico City, was built on a
lake, courtesy of draining and landfill. The inherent instability of
a lakebed became apparent in 1985, when an 8.0 earthquake epicentered
*200* miles away still nearly leveled the city; +20 milion people
still live there.

About 40% of Holland/The Netherlands is below sea level, protected
by an expensive series of dikes, dams, and pumping systems. Land
keeps getting drained, people keep moving in.

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- ReFlex76