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The tagline for the article: > "...And it has to deal with mounting threats from climate change." Paragraphs 4,5,6: One local climate researcher, Irvan Pulun
by sathackr 9y ago
The tagline for the article:
> "...And it has to deal with mounting threats from climate change."
Paragraphs 4,5,6:
One local climate researcher, Irvan Pulungan, an adviser to the city’s governor, fears that temperatures may rise several degrees Fahrenheit, and the sea level as much as three feet in the region, over the coming century.
That, alone, spells potential disaster for this teeming metropolis.
But global warming turned out not to be the only culprit behind the historic floods that overran Rasdiono’s bodega and much of the rest of Jakarta in 2007. The problem, it turned out, was that the city itself is sinking.
A fear of a 3ft rise over 100 years, and global warming, is related to Jakarta's current problems in the manner that a scent candle burning in your house is "not the only culprit" in the worlds CO2 problems.
If you feel like its worth mentioning household candles are a problem, when having serious discussions on the causes of global warming/climate change, then I guess the reporter's inclusion of it makes sense.
edit: still wish HN had a preview button.
- rriepe 9y agoIt was probably written, added, or altered by an editor, not the reporter.
- mistermann 9y agoWill someone who is looking for a objective reason to not trust the WSJ on the environment care why it is wrong/alarmist? This is perfect for confirmation bias.