Analysis: there are many factors which can lead to ground subsidence depending on whether it's a rural or urban area Ground subsidence is the settlement of the ground surface in a process that can be ...

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

A well-drilling rig operates amid a commercial orchard in the San Joaquin Valley. Decades of well pumping have caused land in the San Joaquin Valley to sink deeper and deeper. (Irfan Khan / Los ...

The latest data harvested from Tehran’s satellite cities show that the ground is cracking open in some areas, because of water crisis that has worsened as the groundwater exploitation has increased.

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An old subdivision in the Baytown area no longer exists due to years of subsidence. But what exactly is that and what causes it? Historically, areas along the coast, ...

Miami’s glittering skyline has always been framed by water, but new research suggests the ground beneath some of those towers ...

As a series of fatal ground subsidence accidents have occurred near excavation sites, raising public anxiety, the government will now proactively inspect high-risk sites and conduct ex officio ground ...

Terming ground subsidence a serious issue, geologists have recommended a detailed study after several such incidents were reported from the district. A three-storey building at Adimali crumbled after ...

Historic pace of land subsidence in state’s Central Valley, the most productive US agricultural region, drives need for extensive infrastructure fixes A canal that delivers vital water supplies from ...

For decades, a costly problem has been worsening beneath California’s San Joaquin Valley: the land has been sinking, driven by the chronic overpumping of groundwater. As agricultural wells have ...