Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
[...] After a cabinet meeting on Monday, planning minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said President Joko Widodo has decided to move the capital out of Indonesia's main island, Java. [...] "The idea to move the capital city appeared long ago. ... But it has never been decided or discussed in a planned and mature manner," Widodo said before the meeting, according to The Associated Press. Jakarta is plagued by massive challenges. As the BBC has reported, it's the fastest-sinking city in the world, with almost half of its area below sea level. "If we look at our models, by 2050 about 95% of North Jakarta will be submerged," Heri Andreas, an expert in Jakarta's land subsidence at the Bandung Institute of Technology, told the broadcaster.
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(Score: 5, Funny) by bob_super on Tuesday April 30 2019, @07:11PM
Denial, lobbying, attacking scientific reports, and kicking the problem down the road, while extracting maximum profit from the status quo.
It's a 2050 problem, why bother to address it now ?
Free advice, courtesy of your American friends.