A third of the country will be underwater sounds a lot more scary than we'll have to build some small walls, about 1ft per decade, in some areas. About one thi

A third of the country will be underwater sounds a lot more scary than we'll have to build some small walls, about 1ft per decade, in some areas. About one third of the Netherlands lies below sea level, with the lowest point being 22 feet (6.7 meters) below sea level. Doesn't make for much of a post-apocalyptic visual - act now or end up like the Netherlands.