Indonesia Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Plan To Save Jakarta From Sinking

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Rising sea levels are a growing worry for many coastal cities around the world. While all are expected to be impacted, some like Indonesia's capital Jakarta, are more vulnerable. Located in the northwest coast of the Java Sea, Southeast Asia's most populous city lies on a low flat basin at the mouth of the Ciliwung River on the Jakarta Bay. Though its average elevation is 8-meters (26 feet), 40% of the city lies below sea level and is sinking by as much as six inches, annually. Experts speculate that if this pace continues, much of northern Jakarta will be underwater by 2030.

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  • Kassandra 10년 이상
    Hi Catalina , is this going to be your topic for the article ?
    • ????10년 이상
      so sad :-(
      • kuo
        kuo10년 이상
        oh no
        • wooperjr
          wooperjr10년 이상
          This is cool, but at the same time it is really tough and aggravating
          • ?????????????10년 이상
            that is really sad to here that
            • ?????????????10년 이상
              That is sad
              • PHIL10년 이상
                It's so sad.
                • santiagopum
                  santiagopum10년 이상
                  instead of being sad we should do something
                  • brodude
                    brodude10년 이상
                    Instead of saying it's sad we should do something to stop it!
                  • ???10년 이상
                    I guess its kind of saddish but good overall it is merely the people trying to satisfy the needs of the people because if they don't they could riot like they did on I-75 in Ohio
                    • Bob10년 이상
                      what happens if Jakarta becomes completly flooded?
                      • hi10년 이상
                        that family shown in da vid must be sufferin

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