Indonesian Environment Minister - Soekarno-Hatta Airport Will Be Underwater By 2050 - Jakarta Post

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State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar warned Tuesday that Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport would be swamped by 2050 due to human-induced global warming.

"We will need to move the airport as it will be underwater that year because of rising sea levels. We will also say goodbye to Taman Impian Jaya Ancol and the Kelapa Gading housing complex," the minister said Tuesday.

Taman Impian Jaya Ancol is the country's largest recreational park, located in North Jakarta. Kelapa Gading is a luxury housing area, also in North Jakarta. The complex was severely affected by the city's recent flood. Rachmat said the rising sea level would also swamp part of Banten province.

The minister produced a computer simulation based on a report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the most authoritative global scientific body studying the problem (see graphic).

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