redgie skiles on Instagram: "The Netherlands is one of the few countries in the world that didn’t just fight rising sea levels—but outsmarted them. With nearly one-third of the country below sea level, the Dutch turned water from an enemy into a controlled system through centuries of engineering. Massive dikes and sea walls hold back the North Sea, while advanced storm-surge barriers like the Delta Works automatically close during extreme weather, protecting millions of people. #geography #story