Quote Originally Posted by deeen View Post
If it were true... e.g. a few centimetres in 1 year, or 10 cm in 1 year, is not a metre in 4 years. There has been no significant global warming for 17 years. the sea is not rising at 1 cm per year. The floods were bad in Quezon City, as in the pic, but not in his list. However North Caloocan is in his list, but my friends there said after 1 bad day it was not too bad.

So what is his agenda? Does he need more money for his department? Maybe Manila is sinking slowly, like London and the South of England, but even if it is, this kind of alarmist rubbish just obscures the facts.
Manila is sinking, as opposed to sea level rising, at least thats what the article says. There is a difference though it might not seem like that. (Can have a similar effect of course). But Manila is also low laying so if it sinks at the rate quoted then snorkel and flippers will be the order of the day.

For me, if it were true, and their scientists would know as it is perfectly possible to measure, then their ought to be a vast change in direction in the city planning....if there was ever any city planning in the first place. I hope Mr Ayala is careful where he builds next....http://business.inquirer.net/76909/p...iness-district


"The entire Metro Manila is sinking by several centimetres per year, estimated as one metre in four years, said Siringan, adding that in northern suburban Malabon, a fishing area compared to Venice, has been sinking by 10 centimetres a year."

Northern suburban Malabon has been sinking at 10 cm a year. However 1 meter in 4 years (3.281 feet to the metre) is some going.

Having said that, the Dutch are pretty good at living close to sea so a look over their shoulder might be an idea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8362147.stm

Maybe it will be a case of water jeepneys in Manila in the future....or is Malabon like that already? Maybe the next Bourne movie will show a chase through the back streets of Malabon in gondolers...