Cities across Asia are developing at such an astounding rate , the pressure on water tables is causing many to slip into oblivion. Coastal cities in Southeast Asia are sinking the fastest, scientists have discovered. This coupled with rising sea levels and weather changes will worsen the severity of flooding in prone areas. What form [.] The post How to save our cities from going under appeared first on 360.
Cities across Asia are developing at such an astounding rate , the pressure on water tables is causing many to slip into oblivion. Coastal cities in Southeast Asia are sinking the fastest, scientists have discovered. This coupled with rising sea levels and weather changes will worsen the severity of flooding in prone areas. What form [.] The post How to save our cities from going under appeared first on 360.
Cities across Asia are developing at such an astounding rate , the pressure on water tables is causing many to slip into oblivion. Coastal cities in Southeast Asia are sinking the fastest, scientists have discovered. This coupled with rising sea levels and weather changes will worsen the severity of flooding in prone areas. What form [.] The post How to save our cities from sinking appeared first on 360.
In some places land subsidence is 20cm a year. Sea level rises are around 0.5cm/year. The rate of land subsidence is therefore far above that of sea-level rise; in some places, by a factor of 40. The sinking land, combined with sea level rise