Land subsidence 'will affect almost fifth of global population'

Land subsidence 'will affect almost fifth of global population'

Written by Weronika Strzyżyńska

Unesco warns of urban centres sinking because of unsustainable farming and groundwater extraction

Subsidence, or the gradual sinking of land, could affect 19% of the world’s population by 2040, according to new research funded by Unesco.

If no action is taken, human activity, combined with drought and rising sea levels exacerbated by global heating, could put many of the world’s coastal cities at risk of severe flooding.

Related: Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California's mega farms

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[Cowabunga]

Yet another scare story where, no doubt, 'more research is needed'. What a load of böllocks! 19% of the world population living in sinking cities eh? What with rapidly rising sea levels then 19% [not 20% mind you] will be getting wet feet within 20 years! Somehow I think things will just carry on as they have always done. 2040 is just around the corner. If they had said 'by 2400' they might have more credibility.

Those of us in our late middle to old age have grown up and through countless predictions of environmental doom, yet I cannot think of one that has come true. From the coming of the next ice age, to the end of snow by 2000, then 2020, now 2040 [in the UK] to the end of oil stocks to food and water shortages. Even to the end of the world several times over. Indeed the Jehovahs are at it again saying that this next year will certainly see the 'rapture' because all the signs are there [again] apparently. So spend spend spend and party-on regardless of covid, because we only have a few months left anyway. They will have a lot of explaining to do [yet again] when the world doesn't end in 2021.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Yes,yet more battering for practical people from the twittering theory wombles.
or anyone for that matter ......causing depression and inactivity etc amoungst the general population,especially the young....

Yes indeed, it was for sure the farmers fault that they built London,Venice Manhattan et,etc,etc..... where they did

funnily enough im beating my arse with a big stick as we speak , you bad man ...nay ye total barsteward.look what you've done