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Ho Chi Minh City is among the top 5 fastest sinking cities in the world.
A recent study by the scientific journal Nature Sustainability shows that Ho Chi Minh City is among the top 5 fastest sinking cities in the world.
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The Earth's Crust Is 'Dripping' in Türkiye
Strange cracks and depressions in Türkiye's Central Anatolian Plateau are evidence of the Earth's crust sinking deeper into itself.
Environment
Building dense houses, 45% of major Chinese cities are sinking rapidly
Satellite-based research shows that nearly half of China's major cities are experiencing moderate to severe subsidence, putting millions of people at risk.
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Coastal cities are 'sinking' the fastest in the world
People are often concerned about the problem of rapidly rising sea levels, which threaten the lives of millions of people in large coastal cities - often major commercia…
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Climate change destroys the ground, leaving people without a place to live?
For the first time in history, scientists have taken into account the possibility that Earth could lose its topsoil due to cracking and subsidence.
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People in the Mexican sea are startled by the unique phenomenon
Pictures of a strange phenomenon in Mexico are storming on social networks in the past week
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Indonesia decided to build a huge sea wall to save the capital
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he wanted to urgently build a huge sea wall around Jakarta to prevent it from sinking into the sea.
Environment
New findings on the leading cause of sea level rise
A study by Australian scientists published on June 3 showed that large earthquakes also caused sea levels to rise in the oceans.
Environment
The whole Mekong Delta is subsiding at a rate of nearly 2.5cm per year
In the West Sea region (Ca Mau peninsula) previously had a high encroachment rate to the sea, now 70% of the area has retreated.
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A large US state is about to disappear just because ...
California is a famous US state with great beauty of nature and people, along with more than 1,000km of coastline.
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The truth about quicksand
Death from subsidence in sand or swamp is the scenario commonly used in movies, but the reality is not quite the same.
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Bangkok laid out 1682 channels and 25 flood-proof flood storage areas
Close to Vietnam, especially with Ho Chi Minh City: a river city. Not as spectacular as the Japanese, but the Thai people choose canals to resist natural flooding.
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Great recipes to help you get out of the marshes
If you accidentally fall into the swamp and discover that your legs are getting subsided, don't rush to withdraw your legs or struggle, because the more you struggle, th…
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The reason why Iran's capital Tehran is sinking cannot recover
The land of Tehran, home to 15 million Iranians, is the largest city in West Asia, sinking at tremendous speed.