Bangkok, Thailand, is slowly sinking. The city is built on clay. Of course, not only is the city sinking down, the sea level is rising too.
Maybe they can attract tourists to see the massive disaster area.
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"This is what the future will look like in many places around the world," says Lisa Schipper, an American researcher on global warming.... "Here is a living study in environmental change."
The loss of Bangkok would destroy the country's economic engine and a major hub for regional tourism.
"If the heart of Thailand is under water everything will stop," says Smith Dharmasaroja, chair of the government's Committee of National Disaster Warning Administration. "We don't have time to move our capital in the next 15-20 years. We have to protect our heart now, and it's almost too late."
Maybe they can attract tourists to see the massive disaster area.
