Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion. But the process can be reversed
Philippe Turpin/Getty Images Many cities around the world are sinking because too much water is extracted from the groundwater reservoirs beneath them. This sinking makes these coastal cities more exposed to rising seas as the climate warms. But as our new research shows, this process can work in reverse; when groundwater is replenished, cities can rise. Our findings also reveal an unexpected clue: faultlines play a key role in shaping where the fastest groundwater recovery and land uplift…
Where: New Zealand, Indonesia, Iran, China, France
Exact coordinates
new zealand: -40.900, 174.890
indonesia: -0.790, 113.920
iran: 32.430, 53.690
china: 35.860, 104.200
france: 46.230, 2.210
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