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Sinking Jakarta
Experts predict that parts of the Indonesian capital will be submerged by 2050 unless action is taken. As a low-lying coastal city, Jakarta is vulnerable to climate change, but the biggest problem is the massive extraction of groundwater, as Mayuri Mei Lin of 大象传媒 Indonesian explains.
Image: Residents in Jakarta during floods in February 2018
Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Images
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