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Science In Action: Mekong Delta will sink beneath the sea by 2100

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Mekong River in Kampong Cham, Cambodia

05/05/2022 GMT

Mekong Delta will sink beneath the sea by 2100

BBC World Service - Science In Action, Mekong Delta will sink beneath the sea by 2100

Vietnam’s vast Mekong Delta is set to sink beneath the sea by the end of the century

Vietnam’s vast Mekong Delta is set to sink beneath the sea by 2100.  Also using Mexico City’s traffic rumble to assess earthquake hazard, quakes on Mars and a high jumping robot.

The Mekong Delta is home to 17 million people and is Vietnam’s most productive agricultural region. An international group of scientists warn this week that almost all of the low lying delta will have sunk beneath the sea within 80 years without international action.  Its disappearance is the result of both sea level rise and developments such as dams and sand mining.

Also in the programme: using the rumbling of traffic in Mexico City to monitor earthquake hazard, record-breaking quakes on Mars and a record-breaking high jumping robot.

Photo: Mekong River in Kampong Cham, Cambodia
Credit: Muaz Jaffar/EyeEm/Getty Images

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Andrew Luck-Baker

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