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Bangkok faces risk of submersion, experts warn
Original: With decades of climate science and annual data, who could've foreseen this? # climate # climatechange # environment # b
Bangkok is facing a risk of gradual submersion, according to a Bangkok Post report on Thailand's flood and land-subsidence problems. The warning lands amid heavy discussion of climate change, as the city's combination of rising seas, sinking ground and poor drainage makes parts of it vulnerable to regular flooding. Many online reactions are sardonic, noting that decades of climate science and yearly data made such an outcome easy to predict.
Why now: A report on Bangkok's submersion risk renewed frustration that long-known climate data was ignored.
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