{
  "id": 1182479,
  "title": "Bangkok is Sinking: How Engineers Are Fighting Flood Risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/bangkok-is-sinking-how-engineers-are-fighting-flood-risk",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-16T03:23:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/environment/bangkok-is-sinking/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bangkok is a low-lying delta city built on soft clay, and its flood risk is growing as the ground subsides and heavy rainfall becomes more intense. The city isn’t sinking at one uniform speed, however. Some areas have historically dropped by up to 2 centimeters a year, while the combined effect of rising water levels […] The post Bangkok is Sinking: How Engineers Are Fighting Flood Risk first…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}