An expert in geology and environmental science has warned those planning to purchase reclaimed land to be wary of the dangers that might come with their investment, such as land subsidence, storm surges, and tsunamis. | janebautistaINQ /PDI
Rodolfo expressed alarm over the scale and breadth of the developments in the bay.
“Caloocan, an industrial area that uses large volumes of groundwater, subsided 8 cm/y in 2004 and 2005,” he said.Rodolfo said increased pressure from the weight of new buildings in reclaimed areas could also speed up the compression of the surface, resulting in subsidence. “It is therefore very possible that liquefaction during an earthquake would cause the heavy steel pilings to sink deeply into the bay floor, leaving the reclamation without its containment,” he said.Rodolfo also cited a 2004 report by the Japan International Cooperation Agency which said Metro Manila was overdue for a magnitude 7.2 earthquake, or the “Big One.”
He noted, however, that reclaimed areas in Manila Bay did not need an earthquake to happen to suffer “serious damage.”
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