China, Sinking
Nearly half of China's major cities are sinking, researchers say
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, according to a study of nationwide satellite data released on Friday.
270 million people are living on sinking land in China’s major cities, new study finds
Nearly half of China’s urban areas comprising 29% of the country’s population are sinking faster than 3 millimeters per year, according to a new study.
China’s Cities Are Sinking Below Sea Level, Study Finds
About 6 percent of land in China’s coastal cities currently has a relative elevation below sea level. If the global average sea level rises by 0.87 meters, or a little less than 3 feet, by 2120 (the higher of two commonly used scenarios considered by the researchers) that proportion could rise to 26 percent, this study found.
Water extraction and weight of buildings see half of China's cities sink
Nearly half of China's major cities are sinking because of water extraction and the increasing weight of their rapid expansion, researchers say. Some cities are subsiding rapidly, with one in six exceeding 10mm per year.
China’s cities are sinking – because there are too many people in them
The pair note that traffic vibration and tunnelling is potentially also a local contributing factor – Beijing has sinking of 45mm a year near subways and highways. Natural upwar
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