Inside £16bn airport built on an island that is sinking into the sea
Built on artificial islands described as a 'sponge', Kansai International Airport in Japan is slowly sinking into the water - ...
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Inside £15bn airport built in middle of sea that's 'sinking' and could disappear
Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Japan ... However, the airport faces a significant problem - it's sinking into the sea. In total, it has sunk about 38 feet or nearly 12 metres.
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The incredible £15bn airport built in the middle of nowhere that's sinking into the sea
When it was completed in 1994, Kansai International Airport (KIX ... Kansai’s engineers knew the airport was sinking slightly, but predicted it would settle evenly over a 50-year period.
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Kansai Airport’s international departure area now renovated
IZUMISANO, Osaka Prefecture--Kansai International Airport here unveiled a new departure zone and passport control area in Terminal 1 as the facility underwent extensive renovations to ease ...
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Flights from one of the world’s largest airports may be grounded within 30 years due to rising sea levels
Flights from a major new airport in the Philippines may be grounded within 30 years due to sinking land and rising sea levels driven by climate change.