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

New York City is sinking. Washington, D.C., is sinking, as well. So are Los Angeles, Detroit, Dallas, and more than two-dozen of the most populous cities in the United States. Just over one year after ...

A global study of major river deltas shows human-driven land subsidence is now overtaking climate change as the biggest flood ...

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

"We hope this [research] encourages people to play a role." Experts issue warning about looming threat to coastal cities: ...

Land subsidence in California's Central Valley has caused a 2.4% to 5.8% decrease in home values, totaling $1.87 billion. Excessive groundwater pumping, worsened by drought and climate change, is the ...

TEHRAN - Iranian authorities and heritage experts are racing to contain what they describe as a structural threat to parts of the UNESCO-registered Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, also known as the Atiq ...

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 ...

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 ...

Auckland - like most major NZ cities - sits on the coast. A combination of of sea level rise and land subsidence is putting urban areas at increased risk of flooding No coastal city is immune to the ...