hamburg in northern germany could also be at risk if god thi, how moorcock is and it's a real danger. hamburg is located just 100 kilometers from the coast and research, and the gates that the sea level in 10 used to rise with the risk of storm surges would increase significantly nama, already through the news reels recalled. a flood of 962 when a storm surge washed over the dikes and flood of the north sea coast. about 100000 people lost their homes, and hundreds of people were killed. thousands as one and done knows. the storm destroyed dikes along several 100 kilometers of coastline. hamburg was cut off for days, local residents were scarcely able to cope. and the situation today may be even more dangerous, because since $962.00 the sea level here has risen by 20 centimeters. this is the port of hamburg, more than 350000 people who live in this part of the city. a still threatened by storm surges, a lot of new projects are under way to protect them. these new prominent along the elba river, also serves as a flood control structure. it was designed by zaha hadid architects. the prom