4 Predictions about Jakarta sinking and the devastating earthquake

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Flood, Jakarta was paralyzed. A number of flood Capital region. Consequently, jammed everywhere and disrupt the activities of people.

Referring to the severe flooding that inundated the city, whether this justifies the predictions of experts in the field of earth. The experts predict Jakarta will sink ever.

According to experts, this is because the construction of Jakarta has increasingly eroded soil and lower than sea plains. So the experts in the field of Earth predict Jakarta will never escape from the flood. Here's his analysis:




1. 2030 Jakarta predicted to drown
Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) predict Jakarta will sink in 2030. This prediction will be correct according to Walhi happen if no improvements made by Jakarta Provincial Government to redress the balance in favor of ecological development.

Walhi Executive Director Ubaidillah revealed, the development in Jakarta did not consider ecological environmental factors. This is evident from the construction undertaken by the city government have little green space.

Ubaidullah said, the Jakarta administration has had to pay attention from now on ecological balance and halt construction projects industrialists and capitalists such as malls, apartments and offices. "If all that is not addressed, Jakarta will really sink in 2030," said Ubaidullah some time ago.




2. Moving to the Seribu Islands
Special Staff of the President of Social Assistance and Natural Disasters Andi Arief said Jakarta will sink. Andi disclose the findings of the experts, the decline in soil structure also continues to happen.

So it is not impossible that a time Jakarta will flush with water. It requires people who evacuated to Jakarta higher in the Seribu Islands.

"If the experts, there is a decrease (land) continuously, will eventually be much higher sea (on appeal Jakarta), of Jakarta, his future in the Thousand Islands, I think it should move but does not have now," he said.


3. Rocked by a large earthquake
Special Staff of the President of Social Assistance and Natural Disasters Andi Arief said the capital Jakarta potentially big quake. These findings generated after experts in the field of research on terrestrial Jakarta.

Andi explained, Jakarta, including regions with active faults. This means having the potential devastating earthquake on land. "Experts gather research about Jakarta. So, Jakarta is an area of ​​tectonic altitude, the water does not form a delta, and a decline in soil. Addition, Jakarta has identified active faults," said Andi while attending monthly public discussion (Marine Landscape Baharu) held by Indonesian Maritime Institute with the theme of Bad Weather Information and Anticipation in Maritime Sector in Building Wisdome, Jakarta, Sunday (13/1).

However, when the earthquake has not been established. Currently scientists are doing research. "The cycle can not be ascertained, it is now being sought paleo (remnants of seismicity). Been devastating earthquake occurred in 1699 in Jakarta, but what it epicentrumnya in Jakarta or in Gunung Salak is not yet known," he added.


4. North Jakarta predicted most damaged
Indonesia quake map revision Tim said North Jakarta has a soft contour of the land, meaning that the buildings there have the potential amount of damage is greater if a large earthquake occurred in the area around Jakarta.

"The land in North Jakarta is a type of soft ground, so the strength of the building, the characteristics and elements of the building structure must be considered," said lead Indonesia quake map revision, Mansyur Krida Irsyam at Graha Bhakti, Jalan Veteran Jakarta, Tuesday (17/4) and .

According to Mansour, land contour earthquake shakes software can enlarge up to 4 times the initial earthquake shakes the bedrock. "So the earthquake was originally derived from bedrock 350 feet below ground surface, then walking up to the ground level up to the building," said Mansour.



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