The town does not lack freshwater it receives 300 days of rain per year and has thirteen rivers flowing through it. The major cause of the city's sinking is a lack of enough water for the majority of the population. Sinking land due to drinking waterĪccording to the World Economic Forum, it is among the world 's rapidly vanishing cities. Uncontrolled groundwater exploitation is the primary cause, which has been compounded by the expanding Java Sea as a result of climate change. It has been regarded as the world's fastest sinking metropolis, with one-third of the city expected to be inundated by 2050 if current trends continue. Furthermore, Jakarta is frequently flooded as a result of severe rains from upstream or local rains. The issues of rising water are exacerbated by strong surges, cyclones, and waves brought on by climate change. As a consequence, sea levels have risen and seas have extended, placing coastal communities at risk of drowning. Changing climate has melted 3 glacial zones on Earth, according to reports: Antarctica in the southern polar areas, Greenland in the north, and the Mountain range in the north. Climate changeĪccording to experts, climate change is expected to raise the risk by double, perhaps more. According to the report, the land in West Jakarta is dropping by as much as 15cm every year, 10cm in the east, 2 cm in Central Jakarta, and only 1cm in South Jakarta.
Not only the north, but the remainder of Jakarta is also sinking, although at a moderate pace. Jakarta is sliding at a rate of 1-15cm each year, according to media reports, and nearly half of the state is currently under sea level.
North Jakarta has fallen 2.5 metres in ten years and is still sinking at a rate of up to 25 centimetres annually in some areas, and over twice the global average for coastal megacities.
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