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We haven't halted the physical land subsidence caused by groundwater over-extraction in rapidly growing coastal cities.

open Indonesia, Asia

Metropolises like Jakarta, Bangkok, and Manila are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising. Engineering solutions like sea walls only buy time while urban land-use policies fail to stop illegal extraction.

climate-environment asia indonesia haven halted physical land subsidence caused groundwater over-extraction rapidly growing urban global-unspecified cities whether african

WS02188

By Ian Patel · 2026-07-22T08:00:00Z · Horizon: 2030

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WS02188 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2188

We haven't stopped industrial land subsidence from compromising high-speed rail corridor foundations.

open China, Asia

Groundwater extraction in surrounding agricultural zones causes subtle soil sinkage beneath critical transit corridors, requiring constant costly re-leveling.

climate-environment asia china haven stopped industrial land subsidence compromising high-speed rail corridor foundations global-unspecified philosophy-ethics whether agricultural soil

WS02311

By Ian Patel · 2026-07-22T08:00:00Z · Horizon: 2030

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WS02311 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2311