Venice isn’t the only city sinking. Some of China’s major population centers are slowly being engulfed by the ground as the threat of rising sea levels looms. A study published on April 2024 ...
China Big cities like Beijing, Tianjin etc. are sinking into the ground. 45% of China’s urban land is sinking at a rate of more than 3mm every year. Whereas 16 percent of the land is sinking at the ...
Almost half of China's major cities are sinking, putting millions of locals at risk of flooding, according to a new study published in the journal Science this week. The study found that 45 percent of ...
Nearly half of China's major cities are sinking, researchers say A man holding a child walks across a damaged bridge after the rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, in Zhuozhou ...
SINGAPORE – Nearly half of China’s major cities are suffering “moderate to severe” levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding, especially as sea levels rise ...
China faces severe land subsidence issues, affecting major cities like Beijing and Tianjin. The study warns that nearly a quarter of coastal lands could sink below sea level within the next ...
Across the world, many cities are slowly sinking. Most are on the coast, including tropical megacities like Jakarta in ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering "moderate to severe" levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding especially as sea levels rise, ...
A quarter of China’s coastal land will sink below sea level within a century, putting hundreds of millions of people at risk of being flooded, a new study has found. The scientists behind the ...
Almost half of China's major cities are sinking, a new study has found. Around 45% of China's urban land is sinking faster than 3 mm per year. Water extraction is likely the main reason behind it, ...