Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Land subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley threatens water access and food supply. Westlands Water District leads groundwater recharge with over 470 active projects. Proposition 4 funding could expand ...

During an earthquake, soil can weaken through subsidence and liquefaction. These processes can cause buildings to collapse as the soil becomes unable to support their weight. Researchers have now ...

Nearly half of China’s cities are sinking beneath rising water pressures, threatening infrastructure, housing, and long-term ...

It might not feel like it, but the ground under our feet is sinking. Using satellite data, researchers were able to precisely map rates of subsidence, the gradual sinking of land, in dozens of major U ...

Cities sit unmoving on the landscape — a sprawling collection of roads, sidewalks, and buildings designed to last for generations. But across the United States, urban areas are silently shifting: The ...

PITTSBURGH — Homeowners in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Place neighborhood met with members of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Wednesday evening. The topic was mine subsidence. Channel ...

A rapid rate of land subsidence could make sea level rise estimates worse for one of Colombia’s tourist destinations. This could serve as a warning sign to other coastal cities. FIU geophysics ...

Subsidence prediction in fluid reservoirs is more difficult than in coal, salt, or ore deposits. Reservoir geometry, physical-mechanical rock mass parameters, and pressure distribution have more ...

In Texas, parts of Houston are sinking at a rate faster than 10 millimeters—or about two-fifths of an inch—per year. Parts of Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking more than 5 millimeters per year. While ...