Vertical Land Motion

The process of land subsidence from compaction due to urbanisation and/or ground water withdrawal exacerbating sea-level rise.


SLR-03-VerticalLandMotion

Credits: Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong / Earth Observatory of Singapore.

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