Our neighbour Indonesia has not been spared with its capital Jakarta now under threat of being submerged after it began sinking over the past few decades. Often, such a phenomenon is attributed to ...

Unfortunately, Jakarta is also known as one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world, and the issue has become so extreme that the Indonesian government has chosen to abandon it as a capital.

JAKARTA--Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving, and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo.

Researchers like Heri Andreas and Hiroshi Takagi doubt that the giant embankment is the ultimate solution to Jakarta's sinking threat. "Yes, in the short term, it’s non-negotiable that the embankment ...

These massive cities are sinking into the ocean as climate change fuels rising sea levels all around the world.

Which is why cities like Jakarta, Pekalongan and Semarang, are sinking at a rate of between 1cm and 26cm every year. The loose soils of these cities are compacted by the weight of man-made ...

More than 200 people have stayed in one of Indonesia’s fastest sinking areas ... global warming Large parts of megalopolis capital Jakarta are expected to be submerged by 2050 for the same ...

The country's capital, Jakarta, has been sinking with 40% of the capital lying below sea level, per The New York Times. Because of this, the city has faced severe flooding, especially as climate ...

Indonesia plans to move its capital city away from congested and sinking Jakarta, to Nusantara, a $32-billion city under construction in the jungles of East Kalimantan on Borneo. The city is a ...

Amidst the alarming reality of rising global temperatures and sea levels, numerous coastal cities are grappling with the ominous prospect of sinking into the depths of the ocean. From Jakarta to ...