Subsidence Hazards in the Philippines

According to the article, "Overpopulated..." by Rouchelle R. Dinglasan, a professor at the University of Illinois, Kelvin S. Rodolfo, has claimed that Metro Manila, the most populated city and the national capital region of the Philippines, is sinking faster than others may think due to overpopulation. Overpopulation results in over-pumping groundwater, over-pumping groundwater results in land subsidence, This subsidence is adding to the already rising water caused by global warming. Such land subsidence can create high tides that can reach farther into the land which can result in flooding. Citizens of the Philippines and geologists are coming together to find that the solution to this problem can only be reducing ground usage which means controlling population or bringing water from outside sources. Scientists are suggesting that big companies, houses, and fish pond owners to stop using groundwater to prevent such subsidence.




Any large, rapidly growing community built on a coastal river delta that uses much groundwater (is a candidate for rapid subsidence) - See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/298939/scitech/science/overpopulated-metro-manila-is-sinking-and-flooding-fast#sthash.MX1RLrKb.dpuf