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Have you got that sinking feeling?
Well if you live in a coastal city, thatâs literally whatâs happening to you.
Earth scientists recently published a paper showing that coastal cities around the globe are sinking by up to 5 centimetres a year! They studied the satellite imagery of 99 cities on 6 continents to find that the sinkiest cities are mostly in Asia- such as Tianjin, Karachi and Manila.
While rising sea levels due to climate change play a major role in the sinking, scientists believe that most of it is caused by humans.
When the researchers looked at Google Earth imagery of the sinking regions, the team saw mostly residential or commercial areas, leading them to believe that groundwater pumping is the main culprit.
But thereâs hope! Back in the day, Shanghai and Jakarta were sinking more than 10 centimetres per year, on average. Then their governments better regulated groundwater extraction, and the sinking has slowed right down.
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Have you got that sinking feeling?
Well if you live in a coastal city, thatâs literally whatâs happening to you.
Earth scientists recently published a paper showing that coastal cities around the globe are sinking by up to 5 centimetres a year! They studied the satellite imagery of 99 cities on 6 continents to find that the sinkiest cities are mostly in Asia- such as Tianjin, Karachi and Manila.
While rising sea levels due to climate change play a major role in the sinking, scientists believe that most of it is caused by humans.
When the researchers looked at Google Earth imagery of the sinking regions, the team saw mostly residential or commercial areas, leading them to believe that groundwater pumping is the main culprit.
But thereâs hope! Back in the day, Shanghai and Jakarta were sinking more than 10 centimetres per year, on average. Then their governments better regulated groundwater extraction, and the sinking has slowed right down.
ABOUT THINK INC.
Think Inc. is a community of individuals on a mission to expose the true face of modern society. Armed with ideas, we defy the stale conventions of learning by shifting the worldâs attention to global ideas, while opening minds.
Weâre not on the fringe. We are trendsetters with the power to shift perceptions and reshape the face of the mainstream.
In 2014, Think Inc. launched with the mandate of creating a community where ideas can be shared, challenged, voiced and became a champion of democratising ideas. On this foundation, Think Inc. has grown into a powerful collective.
CONNECT WITH US
Join our mailing list â bit.ly/think-sign-up
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Website: https://thinkinc.org.au/
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