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

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 ...

The subsidence risk in geothermal projects needs to be effectively managed by careful review of site conditions and legal and permitting precedents. Production of geothermal fluids can lead to ...

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 ...

WILKES-BARRE — Crews from UGI Utilities were rushing to turn off natural gas as a second subsidence occurred on Horton Street Monday morning. The subsidence in front of 179 Horton St. and near ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water is pumped to irrigate wheat fields near Hanford in 2021. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) For decades, a costly problem ...

The land underneath the largest cities in the United States is sinking, a phenomenon threatening buildings, roads and rail lines, according to new research. But that sinking, known as subsidence, is ...

Crews work on April 17, 2024, pouring concrete into a mine subsidence that first opened up on April 14, 2024, in Toby’s Creek behind Luzerne Lumber. Decades after underground coal mining all but ended ...

Researchers found 35 high-rises along the coasts of Miami-area barrier islands slowly sank by as much as 3 in. between 2016 and 2023. While some settling during and in the months following ...