Nov 9, 2022 · Climate change did not cause Jakarta to sink — that is due to unsustainable groundwater depletion that has resulted in subsidence — but the city ...
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May 19, 2024 · Rising sea levels are threatening to swamp Jakarta, Indonesia's biggest city, so authorities are building a new capital called Nusantara.
Dec 7, 2023 · Venice is sinking. So are Rotterdam, Bangkok and New York. But no place compares to Jakarta, the fastest-sinking megacity on the planet.
Jan 26, 2022 · JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is ...
Jul 29, 2022 · Jakarta is now sinking at a truly alarming rate—a rate that varies around the city but is up to 11 inches a year in the northern areas.
May 17, 2023 · Jakarta is sinking, and Indonesia's president has chosen to move the capital. The Times accompanied him on a tour.
Jul 29, 2022 · A sprawling city of more than 30 million people, Jakarta sits on a low, flat alluvial plain through which 13 rivers flow, all of which are prone ...
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Aug 12, 2018 · Jakarta is sinking by an average of 1-15cm a year and almost half the city now sits below sea level. The impact is immediately ...
Jan 10, 2024 · Parts of Jakarta sink up to 25 cm annually because of excessive groundwater extraction and urban development, Airlangga Hartarto, the ...