Scientists have known for years that water levels are rising faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than just about anywhere ...

One byproduct of a warming world is that some shorelines—both oceanic and lakeside—are rising and eroding coastal cities.

Parts of Tehama County, including around Red Bluff, Corning and Antelope, are sinking, officials have discovered, prompting an emergency meeting to decide next steps to intervene. In a statement ...

Local groundwater agencies are getting a new resource to add to their water management toolkit – the Best Management Practices for Land Subsidence document newly released by the California Department ...

The vital cornerstone of California’s water system and fresh, safe food, the San Joaquin Valley, is at the center of a crisis: land subsidence. The consequences are severe: sinking land, cracked ...

GSI will investigate land subsidence in Andhra Pradesh's Godavari delta, linked to stagnant irrigation drains and oil ...

Prediction of global land subsidence (a) and zoomed in for North America (b), South America (c), Europe and North Africa (d), Middle East (e) and South, East and South-East Asia (f). Credit: ...

Many people in the San Joaquin Valley have seen the ominous photo: It depicts a person standing next to a telephone pole that bears a series of signs labeled with years. Way at the top of the pole is ...

Imagine Earth's surface is like a stack of pancakes. The pancakes, or layers of soil and rocks, may appear fairly evenly stacked and fluffy. Over time though, the stack can become compressed, thinner ...

Land subsidence is a phenomenon wherein the Earth’s surface sinks downwards. It occurs mainly due to human activities, such as excessive groundwater extraction. It is a major global concern, affecting ...

Shortages of water and power as well as rising air pollution in Iran are at the centre of why citizens are telling their ...