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Dozens of coastal regions that are sinking at a worrying speed, according to a study by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.
BBC News writes:
…. The team studied subsidence in and around 48 coastal cities in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas… places that are particularly vulnerable to a combination of rising sea levels… and sinking land…
… the BBC estimates that nearly 76 million people live in parts of these cities that subsided, on average, at least 1cm per year between 2014 and 2020…
