18 of Earth's biggest river deltas — including the Nile and Amazon — are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests. This exacerbates the risk of catastrophic coastal flooding and land loss.

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Land beneath India’s five largest cities is sinking due to over-extraction of groundwater: Study Five Indian megacities face an increasing threat of land subsidence, and the primary cause is excessive groundwater extraction, leading to structural risks for

#Land beneath #India’s 5 largest #cities is sinking

1 #Delhi
2 #Mumbai
3 #Kolkata
4 #Bengaluru
5 #Chennai

Besides extensive #GroundwaterExtraction, #IndianMegacities may also experience #subsidence due to the #cumulative weight of the #urban structures above
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Meanwhile in Turkey…. #SinkHole #GroundWaterExtraction #UncommonCourage youtu.be/0VjOPNk7bVw?...