Floods to persist in Bulacan after recording high subsidence rate from 2014 to 2020 — study

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Floods to persist in Bulacan after recording high subsidence rate from 2014 to 2020 — study
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Flood s in the province of Bulacan will continue to persist after it recorded a high subsidence rate due to natural and human-induced factors, according to a recent study by researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman. Using remote sensing techniques, researchers found that municipalities of Guiguinto, Bulakan, and Balagtas in Bulacan had a maximum subsidence rate of 109 mm/year based on analysis from 2014 to 2020.

“This situation is evident in Tawiran Village in Obando, Bulacan, where seaside roads are inundated during high tide, and ground floors are permanently submerged in seawater,” the study read. “As a result, residents have resorted to either elevating their homes or abandoning the ground floor altogether, opting to reside on the upper floors.

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