A Newsweek map shows where subsidence is sinking cities ... Retreat or abandonment of land is possible but unlikely in China." ...

Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to new research. Scientists used satellite data that accurately and consistently maps land movement across China. Land subsidence is ...

"Land subsidence also occurs in hydrocarbon ... "We provide comprehensive maps of city subsidence across China, aiding in the precise identification of sinking regions and the formulation of ...

For the first time, a new study maps this loss of groundwater storage capacity around the world. "Our study puts land subsidence happening ... that the United States, China, and Iran account ...

Mining produces minerals and creates employment and wealth, but it also generates pollution and causes land subsidence. In China, coal reserves and arable land largely overlap. Land subsidence in ...

The loss of intertidal wetlands directly impacts ecosystem services such as water filtration, habitat for fisheries and ...

The movement is slow — sinking on the scale of millimeters per year in the United States — but the effects accumulate over ...

Like in other countries, many regions in China are gradually depleting their resources due to years of coal mining, resulting in large areas of subsidence ... arable land, which helps to address ...