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The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is a scenic region home to about 17 million people, but this economically vital area of the Southeast Asian nation is sinking fast. A primary reason: large swathes of land there have been poldered for agriculture and aquaculture.
In fact, say scientists, by the middle of the century much of the delta will have sunk below sea level unless the trend is rev