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Sinking deltas due to human activities [1]

Many of the world's largest deltas are densely populated and heavily farmed. Yet many of their inhabitants are becoming increasingly vulnerable to flooding and conversions of their land to open ocean.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2009
James P. M. Syvitski [2], Albert J. Kettner [3], Irina Overeem & et al [4]
Nature Geoscience [5]
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Environment [6], Krishna Delta [7], Mahanadi Delta [8], Rivers [9], Brahmani [10], Brahmaputra [11], Ganga [12], Reservoirs [13], Sedimentation [14], Sediment Transport [15], Sea Level Rise [16], Floods [17], Hurricanes [18], Storms [19], Urbanisation [20], Remote Sensing [21], Infrastructure Development [22], Rainfall [23], Godavari Delta [24]

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