These massive cities are sinking into the ocean as climate change fuels rising sea levels all around the world.

Agus said the massive infrastructure project would be key to dealing with land subsidence and flooding in the area, particularly in Jakarta and other major cities along the northern coast of Java.

The relocation site for families forced to make way for an upscale Jakarta property development was hit by a major flood this ...

Experts have raised concerns that it will take years before the sea wall can be ready, and that is if Indonesia manages to ...

SEA level rise is considered a creeping tragedy because its impact takes years or even decades to manifest. By the time ...

JAKARTA--Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving, and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo.

Hawaii's land is sinking faster than expected, amplifying flood risks as sea levels rise, according to a new study.

Image by Irfan Maulana/Mongabay Indonesia. Overreliance on drilling wells into the aquifer for residential and commercial water means Jakarta is sinking by around 15 centimeters (6 inches ...

Tri said he had decamped to the hotel in downtown Bekasi to make it easier for him to directly monitor the emergency situation, kompas.com reported.

As for land subsidence, Jeanny revealed that Jakarta is sinking by an average of 5 centimeters per year, with some coastal areas sinking by up to 8.47 centimeters annually. The Thousand Islands are ...