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"A study published in 2009 by the University of Colorado at Boulder indicates that human factors are causing deltas in Asia and America to sink significantly. T
by aaron695 9y ago
"A study published in 2009 by the University of Colorado
at Boulder indicates that human factors are causing
deltas in Asia and America to sink significantly. The
study concludes that this problem is exacerbated by
sediments being trapped upstream by reservoirs and
dams, man-made channels and levees that whisk sediment
into the oceans beyond coastal floodplains, and
the accelerated compacting of floodplain sediment
caused by the extraction of groundwater and natural
gas."
People always mention 'rising sea levels' with loss of land but it seems to me the real issue is local human behaviour.
http://www.deltatimes.org/doc/deltatimes/turning-the-tide.pdf http://www.deltatimes.org/doc/deltatimes/turning-the-tide.pd...
- geomark 9y agoIndeed. This is known to be a factor in the Bangkok area. Huge amounts of ground water are pumped from the aquifer and the land is subsiding as a result. It is making the a annual local flooding problem during rainy season worse, particularly when there is heavy runoff during a high tide.