A worker looks at a flooded area in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, on April 24. A Newsweek map shows where subsidence is sinking cities fastest, heightening the risk of flooding.

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. Skip to main content.

A perfect storm is brewing for China's cities due rising sea levels and accelerated subsiding land. Scientists have now sounded the alarm that, without intervention, urban areas below sea level ...

Use our map to search which San Antonio neighborhoods face the highest risk of land subsidence. Search your San Antonio property’s risk of sinking land on our map This app works best with ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, warns that Denver is among many U.S. cities experiencing land subsidence. Although the rate of sinking may seem small annually, it can ...

Note: Land subsidence rate calculated using an average from 2015 to 2021. Sources: Ohenhen, et al. (2025), Mapbox ...

The study found that the United States, China, and Iran account for most of the global groundwater storage loss, with some regions experiencing more than 5 cm/year of land subsidence.

Blue regions on the above map indicate subsidence, with the darker shades sinking at a quicker pace than the lighter ones. Conversely, the dark red regions mark the areas where the land is rising ...

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. Research data and expert estimates from the ...