I was watching New anthem of India and remembered this story we had in a English textbook about a boy who plugged a hole in a dyke (dam) with his finger and found the below links -
http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7501919888/m/4201996129
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070318/26dike.htm
I also found the below link which is what the blog is about -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7942169.stm
Excerpts:
Aquatecture -
One person with a vision of how the Dutch can adapt to the "living with water" lifestyle is architect Alexander Henny.
One solution is to build floating houses that rise and fall with the tide
He is one of the country's top designers of floating houses, and calls his practice "Aquatecture".
"There's a concrete foundation that floats, which is hard to understand for most people, but because it is hollow it is lighter than the water," he told the programme.
"In the lower part of the house, which is submerged, are the sleeping quarters. On the top is the living room and kitchen."
(The above statement is saying the bedroom is actually submerged. No better place to get a peaceful night's sleep.)
Extending the coast -
"The main area where this is feasible is coastal protection, dragging up sands from the North Sea and have the currents actually deposit sand to extend the coastline, broaden the beaches and offer major protection."
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