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Jakarta is sinking nearly a foot a year
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In a terrifying masterclass of catastrophic urban planning, the Indonesian capital is plunging into the sea at a rate of up to 10 inches per year. Thanks to unregulated groundwater extraction, the swampy earth underneath is literally deflating. The situation is so doomed that the government is just abandoning it entirely to build a brand-new capital in Borneo.
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