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Occasionally I've seen articles on an engraved stone in Europe that serves as a high-tide or high-water mark and has for at least a few hundred years. Despite alllll the claims of global warming and rising oceans, it is still an accurate marker.
I've searched but can't find a link to an online article for it. Does anyone know where I can find something about it?
Are you talking about actual Highwater mark’s, or mud floods?
I can’t vouch for this website, but here’s some interesting info.
https://floodlist.com/dealing-with-floods/flood-high-water-marks
It is a stone that marks high tide during a certain part of the year. It's in some European country (Netherlands, maybe). It's enclosed by walls and secured behind metal bars to keep it from being stolen. It's something like 300 or more years old and still accurately marks the high water point at around the same time of year.
Interesting and I have not heard of this.