NEW DELHI: About a third of China’s urban population is estimated to be at risk due to land subsidence, shows a new finding which researchers said is indicative of a global phenomenon.
China’s urban area below the sea level could triple by 2120, potentially affecting 55 to 128 million residents, it found.
Using satellite data, the research team studied 82 cities, including Shanghai and Beijing, with a collective population of nearly 700 million people.
