GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An old subdivision in the Baytown area no longer exists due to years of subsidence. But what exactly is that and what causes it? Historically, areas along the coast, ...

The extraction of water from aquifers in Iran is causing an area the size of Maryland to sink, exposing an estimated 650,000 ...

The vital cornerstone of California’s water system and fresh, safe food, the San Joaquin Valley, is at the center of a crisis: land subsidence. The consequences are severe: sinking land, cracked ...

Persepolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is sinking, and many of Iran's 28 World Heritage sites, including Pasargadae and Yazd, are located near sinking areas.

A rapid rate of land subsidence could make sea level rise estimates worse for one of Colombia’s tourist destinations. This could serve as a warning sign to other coastal cities. FIU geophysics ...

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 ...

Historic buildings on the World Heritage List in Iran’s central province of Isfahan, have suffered damage from ground subsidence caused by poor water management and drought. This image was taken in ...

As pumps hum on wells and send vast quantities of water flowing to farms in the San Joaquin Valley, the dropping water levels are leaving underground spaces in layers of gravel, sand and clay, causing ...