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Article: Rising Sea Levels Cause Concern
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- April 12, 2001
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The State Oceanic Administration alarmed for the first time the
rising sea levels around China, urging the authorities to strengthen
dykes and limit the extraction of ground water.
Excessive extraction of ground water in a number of seaside
cities has considerably lowered local ground water levels and caused
land to cave in, facilitating sea water invasion, said Thursday's
China Daily.
Dykes, mostly built using outdated engineering standards, have in
the past three years become vulnerable as sea levels reach record
levels, said the administration's 2000 bulletin on sea level, the
first of its kind.
Affected by global weather, sea levels around China, as in other
areas, have risen over the ...