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Flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia - Climate Change

Shopping malls and new developments in downtown Jakarta are contributing to the sinking of the city as their weight pushes down on ground that is depleted of groundwater. Land is sinking at rates of up to 30cm per year in some parts of the city.

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Contained in galleries: Jakarta - The Sinking City [2013]

Shopping malls and new developments in downtown Jakarta are contributing to the sinking of the city as their weight pushes down on ground that is depleted of groundwater. Land is sinking at rates of up to 30cm per year in some parts of the city.