Sinking Philippines Village Will Soon Disappear Due To Rising Sea Levels

Sitio Pariahan, about 17 km (10.5 miles) north of Manila, is sinking about 4 cm (1.5 inches) every year, owing largely to land subsidence from the population's overuse of groundwater, according to...

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