Can a giant seawall save Indonesia's disappearing coast?

PHYSorg
Aug 28, 2025, 4:42 am107 pts
The encroaching ocean laps against a road in Karminah's village, threatening her home on Indonesia's Java island, where the government says it has a plan to hold back the tide.

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