It is hoped that the problem of subsidence resulting from the depletion of underground aquifers for industrial uses has been definitively halted, but sea levels worldwide continue to rise.
Grunts grimšana, ko izraisīja pastiprināta pazemes ūdeņu izsūknēšana rūpnieciskām vajadzībām, cerams, beidzot ir apturēta, taču jūras līmenis visā pasaulē turpina celties.