Editorial photo #6775760 Environmental Issue
Land Subsidence Lead To Sinking Cities In Northern Java Coast.
Villagers talking near their unindated house in northern coastal of Pekalongan city, Central Java, on June 3, 2021. Base on data from the geological Agency from the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, Pekalongan city is experiencing a land subsidence of 6 centimeters per year, which caused by the massive use of groundwater by housholds, farming, industry, and global climate change, which if not immediately mitigated, than the city is predicted to sink in 2036. (Photo by Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto)