Year after year, a scary statistic haunts the Hampton Roads area — “the highest rate of sea level rise on the east coast.” What’s more worrying is the less discussed issue: We are sinking, what’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have evaluated how sinking land could worsen the threat from sea level rise in coastal areas throughout the country. This map shows Wilmington, with high-tide flooding areas from 2020 in ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — Homeowners in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Place neighborhood met with members of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Wednesday evening. The topic was mine subsidence. Channel ...

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 ...