According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Cities, 28 of the most populous U.S. cities are sinking. It’s due ...

In this paper the application of Fiber Bragg Grating based sensors for the monitoring of mining induced subsidence phenomena is illustrated. A high number of sensors were installed in the pavement of ...

Use our map to search which San Antonio neighborhoods face the highest risk of land subsidence.

Coal mining operations trigger geological hazards including ground subsidence, surface fracturing, and landslides, endangering resident safety and infrastructure in mining regions. To address this, ...

Ground under Red Bluff, Corning and Antelope is sinking from groundwater removal. Here's what that could mean and why it's not likely in Shasta County ...

A new study finds Detroit is among 25 populous U.S. cities who experience subsidence, their land sinking. In Detroit, the subsidence is caused by the ground relaxing after the weight of the ...

This slow-going subsidence is measured in just a handful of millimeters per year, but rising sea levels due to climate change complicates matters.