"Jakarta is facing its own inconvenient truth. Indonesia’s capital is sinking even faster than climate change can cause sea levels to rise".
Two things... three actually, if you don't mind..
*If Jakarta is sinking due to global warming, why is it sinking faster than sea levels are rising? That would indicate Jakarta's problem is not related to AGW since there is no correlation there.
*If Jakarta is sinking due to global warming why aren't we seeing other instances around the world of similar incidents?
Shouldn't sea levels be raising in a uniform manner?
*And of course the question no one wants to answer, if rising ocean levels are a very real threat why did former president Obama recently buy very expensive ocean front property.?
If a volcano was showing signs or erupting would we expect him to buy a home at the base of that volcano?
Of course I'm sure you can address all these questions. I await an answer.
If Jakarta is sinking due to global warming, why is it sinking faster than sea levels are rising? That would indicate Jakarta's problem is not related to AGW since there is no correlation there.
Perhaps there's more than one reason why Jakarta is sinking by as much as 10 inches per year?
Jakarta Is Sinking. Now Indonesia Has to Find a New Capital
"Jakarta is a victim of climate change, the fault of humans the world over (though
mostly the fault of corporations), but it’s also a victim of its own policies.
"The city is sinking—a process known as land subsidence—because residents and industries have been draining aquifers, often illegally, to the point that the land is now collapsing..."
"Even if Jakarta could stop land subsidence, it’s still sitting on the edge of the sea, and seas are rising.
"The city has already deployed a network of
canals and seawalls to stave off the threat, but with climate change the threat will only grow worse."