Java's sinking coastline forces Indonesian villagers to live with encroaching seas
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The Economist
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Indonesia's northern Java coastline is rapidly sinking, with up to four meters of land lost annually to the sea. Villagers in Depok and surrounding communities have been forced to adapt to living with water inside their homes, as rice paddies, fish ponds, and coconut trees disappear beneath the waves. The article documents the human impact of coastal erosion and sea-level rise on these rural fishing communities, who face an uncertain future as their land literally sinks beneath them.
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· 3 pulledA child perches on the edge of her bed. Waves lap at the floor beneath her dangling feet.
Here in Depok, a village on the Indonesian island of Java, the ocean has flowed inside the house.
Rice paddies, fish ponds and coconut trees have all vanished beneath the waves.
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