Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

From the Nile to the Mississippi, sinking land is compounding sea-level rise. A new study pinpoints where deltas are dropping ...

The findings point to heightening near-term flood risk for more than 236 million people, but river delta flooding is an issue ...

Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by subsidence due to excessive groundwater ...

Researchers analyzed 40 deltas across five continents, including the Mississippi, Mekong, Nile and Ganges–Brahmaputra systems ...

The assessment spanning 40 delta regions worldwide has identified the three in eastern India among 19 where land subsidence — ...

JAKARTA: Jakarta faces an escalating threat from land subsidence, which experts warn could leave parts of the city underwater ...

Coastal cities around the globe are sinking by up to several centimeters per year, on average, satellite observations reveal. The one-two punch of subsiding land and rising seas means that these ...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. — The Ruler Foods grocery store in Belleville, Illinois, has been closed due to mine subsidence in the area. The grocer, located at 1703 N Belt West, had posted to social media on ...

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — The mine subsidence that opened up in Luzerne County brings up a lot of questions in our area, especially when it comes to protecting yourself financially from something like ...