Indonesia: Why Central Java is slowly sinking into the sea
22 January 2022 |
2:21 pm
Java's northern coast is slowly subsiding into the sea — mainly because of groundwater exploitation. Without a wholesale change in the provision of water, the city of Pekalongan could be submerged by ocean waves by 2030.
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