An excavator works on land reclamation at 'Colombo Port City' construction site, which is backed by Chinese investment, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File PhotoThe Earth has gained coastal land equivalent to the size of Jamaica in the past 30 years with man-made construction outpacing erosion caused by rising sea levels, mapping data showed on Thursday. Expansion of ports off China, construction of luxury resorts off Dubai or land reclamation in the Netherlands were among causes of coastal expansion, according to a study by Dutch research group Deltares. Overall, coasts added 33,700 square kms of land and lost 20,135 square kms to water, it said. An excavator works on land reclamation at 'Colombo Port City' construction site, which is backed by Chinese investment, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 9, 2016.

Source: Thanhnien News August 26, 2016 11:15 UTC