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River deltas are sinking faster than the sea is rising
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A study published in the journal Nature warns that the main river deltas in the world are sinking faster than sea level increases. In 18 of the 40 deltas analyzed, the average rate of subsidence exceeds the regional sea increase recorded since 2001.The research, led by L. O. Ohenhen and an international team, analyzed deltas on five continents using radar satellite images between 2014 and 2023. The results show that the sinking of the land is to…
Cities Built on River Deltas Are Losing Ground at Alarming Rates
The world’s river deltas are sinking at a pace that is only now becoming clear after a decade of precision radar monitoring. These low coastal landscapes support hundreds of millions of people and contain some of the most densely developed cities on Earth, yet the ground beneath them is dropping year after year. New analysis […] The post Cities Built on River Deltas Are Losing Ground at Alarming Rates appeared first on Above The Norm News.
River deltas are sinking faster than the sea is rising
Earth’s river deltas, home to about 5% of the global population and some of the world’s major cities, are experiencing subsidence, which exacerbates the risks from sea-level rise. The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a decade's worth of data showing land sinking faster than previously thought.
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