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Mekong Delta will sink beneath the sea by 2100

Unexpected Elements

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The Makong Delta Is a Very Important Place in the World.

The mekong delta is home to 17 million people. It's roughly the same size and land area as the country of netherlands. The very intensive agriculture in the delta produces seven to ten per cent of the rice that's traded internationally. But this supply of sediment has been largely cut off within the last several decades.

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