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As Jakarta Grows, So Do the Water Issues

Sinking land, rising seas, and rainfall-driven floods pose big problems for Indonesia’s largest city.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published May 12, 2021
Data acquired July 9, 1990

Sources:
Landsat 5 > TM
Landsat 8 > OLI
Collection:
Sea Level Rise