Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Date: 30 March 2021 Heavy groundwater extraction, compounded by worsening floods as the climate warms, raises the prospect of lost land and forced relocation Last month the Indonesian city of Pekalongan trended in the global media when severe river flooding caused ...
The Sinking City: Exploring Jakarta’s Vulnerability From Above And Below
Source: theowp.orgDate: 29 April 2020 Venice typically springs to mind when discussing the topic of sinking cities. However, it is the capital of Indonesia that is now subsiding at increasingly alarming rates. Channel News Asia has reported that "Jakarta is the world's fastest sinking city," an...