by faster | Feb 16, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: VOA News DATE: February 16, 2019 SNIP: Nearly the entire Mekong Delta in Vietnam — an area that helps feed about 200 million people — will sink underwater by the year 2100 at current rates, a new study predicts. The delta, which is home to almost 18 million...
by faster | Nov 22, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Euronews DATE: November 22, 2018 SNIP: Climate change is playing a major role in the Netherlands sinking more than expected, say researchers. A team from Delft University of Technology made the conclusion after publishing the first nationwide figures on...
by faster | May 19, 2016 | Blog
SOURCE: IFLScience.com and NASA. DATE: May 19, 2016 SNIP: NASA has confirmed that New Orleans and the surrounding areas are sinking at a much higher rate than previously thought. … While the fact that the region is sinking is not new, NASA have highlighted that...
by faster | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog
SOURCE: Yahoo News DATE: August 22, 2015 AUTHOR: Tia Ghose SNIP: California is sinking even faster than scientists had thought, new NASA satellite imagery shows. Some areas of the Golden State are sinking more than 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) per month, the imagery...
