Land subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley threatens water access and food supply. Westlands Water District leads groundwater recharge with over 470 active projects. Proposition 4 funding could expand ...

BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) -- You have to know where to look, but signs of the old Brownwood subdivision still exist at the present-day Baytown Nature Center. There are old remnants of roads and driveways, ...

During an earthquake, soil can weaken through subsidence and liquefaction. These processes can cause buildings to collapse as the soil becomes unable to support their weight. Researchers have now ...

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 ...

An alarming new report reveals that right across the country, 28 US cities are sinking, showing the kind of geologic subsidence that could impact buildings and infrastructure sooner rather than later.

Cities sit unmoving on the landscape — a sprawling collection of roads, sidewalks, and buildings designed to last for generations. But across the United States, urban areas are silently shifting: The ...

According to the English pop-punk boy band Busted, by the year 3000, not much will change, but we will live underwater. According to a study from researchers at Virginia Tech University, Texas cities, ...

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

FIU geophysics professor Shimon Wdowinski discusses a 2020 study where he found land subsidence in Miami Beach and in Norfolk, Va. Below he addresses key questions about subsidence and his research in ...