Everyone is familiar with the skylines of massive cities, but in the future, those sights are iable to change. Instead of ...

With frequent floods, sinking markets and engulfed homes, by 2050 parts of Jakarta will be underwater. Skip to content Watch Live Home News Sport Business Innovation ...

Jakarta itself is home to about 10 million people and three times that number in the greater metropolitan area. It has been described as the world’s most rapidly sinking city, and at the current ...

Introduction: A Looming Threat Rising sea levels are a growing concern for coastal cities around the world. As climate change ...

Jakarta is the world's fastest sinking city. But the Indonesian government's plan to move the capital 800 miles away risks draining the country's resources and damaging its reputation as investors ...

he lamented. According to the Global Risk Report in 2022, Jakarta has earned the unfortunate distinction of being the "Most Vulnerable City" among 576 major cities globally. This label is a result of ...

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 ...

and the city has no way to meet demand without it due to a lack of water-retention facilities or a comprehensive piping network, Andreas said. Jakarta is not the only sinking urban centre.