Questão 38

China's cities are sinking – apparent victims of their own success. Large swathes of the country's population now live in major cities that are subsiding at more than 3 mm (0.1 in) per year, according to a recent study. Some areas are sinking by more than 45 mm (1.7 in) each year, such as parts of Beijing. And by 2120, around a quarter of China's coastal land will be beneath sea-level, the researchers predict. While there are a number of reasons for the subsidence, the researchers have pointed to the rapid rate of urban development as among the culprits.

BOURKE, India. The environmental cost of China's addiction to cement. BBC, 23 abr. 2024. Disponível em: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240419-the-environmental-cost-of-chinas-addiction-to-cement Acesso em: 8 maio 2024.

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