Bangkok is sinking and may be underwater in 15 years, study says
A new report from Thailand’s government says that Bangkok, its capital city and home to some 14 million people, could be underwater in the next 15 years thanks to a combination of sinking land and rising global sea levels.
The conclusion comes from Thailand’s National Reform Council, which issued a report last week that warned “immediate and costly solutions are needed to avert a catastrophe,” caused by “excessive pumping from the [underground] aquifer, the weight of mushrooming development and rising sea levels,” the Bangkok Post reports.
