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Perth's double whammy: as sea levels rise the city itself is sinking

2015-10-22 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Growing demand for water in Perth has caused the city to sink at up to 6mm a year and could be responsible for an apparent acceleration in the rate of sea level rise, according to new research released by Curtin University. The study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research in October, found that the rate of subsidence in Perth increased between 2000 and 2005, at the same time as the Water Corporation of WA increased the amount of water it was drawing from the citys two main aquifers to...

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