The UK's environmental agency, which monitors the North Sea's tide levels, river flow, and weather, gathers data on a daily basis to determine whether to open or close the barrier.
Representatives from nine European countries will meet in the Belgian port city of Ostend to discuss scaling up the generation of wind power in the North Sea.
If the need was constructed though, the countries around the North Sea could begin to drain water out and reveal as much of this ancient land as they want for modern settlement and colonization.