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Posted: 2025-06-07 17:52:22 UTC
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Coastal cities worldwide are sinking due to groundwater extraction, overdevelopment, and climate pressure, with some areas collapsing at a rate of up to 7 inches per year. Jakarta and Tokyo have implemented solutions like seawalls and groundwater pumping cuts, but many cities lack the resources for such measures, leaving nearly 76 million people at risk.
Land subsidence in coastal cities
Groundwater extraction and overdevelopment
Climate change impact on urban areas
Ineffective solutions and lack of resources
Risk to millions of people
Groundwater extraction
Overdevelopment
Climate pressure
Lack of resources for effective solutions
Displacement of millions