There’s an oft-quoted adage: sink or swim.
For one city in Indonesia, it might, unfortunately, be the sink option.
That’s right: the city of Jakarta might be sinking at the rate of up to 25 cm annually.
Some experts believe that a third of the city could be submerged by 2050.
As of 2024, Jakarta is said to have a population of about 11.4 million.
Land subsidence is the gradual sinking of the Earth’s surface.
Groundwater extraction and urban development are said to cause land subsidence.
It’s said that Jakarta has relied heavily on groundwater as a water source.
And continuous groundwater extraction has caused a problem.
This is because the groundwater can’t be immediately replenished.
This is because the process is considered slow and could take up to 100 years.
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