Indonesia hopes 20-mile long wall can defend Jakarta from rising seawater
The World
PRX
4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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More than 20 miles of gigantic wall, out in the ocean, are hoping to defend Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital and Southeast Asia's biggest mega-city, from rising seawater. Also, US foreign direct investment in Africa has surpassed China's for the first time since 2012. And, New Delhi and Islamabad were both hit with bombs, killing at least 20 people between them, and both Indian and Pakistani officials are trying to find out the exact cause of the explosions. Plus, the genre-bending American band Deerhoof releases its first single, “Immigrant Songs,” a playful take on a serious issue.
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| 0:00.0 | In Brazil, leaders talk next steps in the climate change fight. |
| 0:09.3 | In Jakarta, the rising sea is already wreaking havoc. |
| 0:12.9 | People's homes are sinking into the ground. |
| 0:15.3 | I'm next to a doorframe, and the top of the doorframe is dead level to my chest. |
| 0:19.7 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:21.1 | And I'm Marco Werman. |
| 0:22.1 | Today, life in a sinking city. |
| 0:23.9 | Also, bomb blasts in Delhi and Islamabad have people there worried. |
| 0:27.7 | Attacks like this can very easily escalate tensions in the region. |
| 0:31.4 | Plus, why being multilingual is a great brain workout. |
| 0:35.0 | When you are talking multiple languages and you want to speak in one of those languages, you |
| 0:41.4 | need to control the other ones. |
| 0:43.6 | It also affects how we age. |
| 0:45.9 | And tired of Spotify? |
| 0:46.9 | Wow, it's going to be so funny if we release our song through Craigslist. |
| 0:52.4 | That's all ahead on the world. |
| 1:02.7 | This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. And I'm Marco Wurman. Thank you for joining us today. |
| 1:09.2 | Many cities by the sea are sinking. Heavy roads and buildings compress the soft earth below them. |
| 1:12.8 | At the same time, climate change is causing sea levels to rise. |
| 1:15.3 | Entire neighborhoods risk going underwater. |
| 1:21.5 | In the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, home to 30 million people, the need to adapt is urgent. |
| 1:26.1 | Reporter Patrick when begins today's show with our story from Jakarta. |
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