Over the past 20 years, there has been severe land subsidence (sinking) in coastal areas of south-western Taiwan. This has led to many problems, including flooding after heavy rains, salination of underground water, and loss of land to the sea.
二十年來，台灣西南沿海的地層下陷非常嚴重，造成每逢大雨就「做大水」，也造成地下水鹹化以及國土流失。