Study says Asian coastal cities sinking fast
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Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world, leaving tens of millions of people more vulnerable to rising sea levels, a new study says. Rapid urbanization has seen these cities draw heavily on groundwater to service their burgeoning populations, according to research by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), published in the journal Nature Sustainability last week.
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Study says Asian coastal cities sinking fast. (2022, October 4). Daily Guardian, p. 10.
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