Beijing sinking by up to 11cm each year, new report says

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/24/beijing-sinking-by-up-to-11cm-each-year-new-report-says/


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Beijing is sinking by up to 11 centimetres each year because of a loss of groundwater, according to the latest report on an environmental problem that affects scores of China’s fast-developing cities.

The new study uses satellite imagery to show that the most developed parts of the Chinese capital are sinking and buckling at a rate of 4.3 inches (11 centimetres) every twelve months.

The phenomenon carries public safety risks, particularly for the country’s train network.

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The US has areas where we're "mining" the groundwater,  also...using it up far faster than it is replenished by infiltration.