Subsidence | search
Click here to view Subsidence news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Subsidence - WikipediaSubsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities. Subsidence involves little or no horizontal movement, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] which distinguishes it from slope movement .
- What is subsidence? - NOAA's National Ocean ServiceSubsidence - sinking of the ground because of underground material movement—is most often caused by the removal of water, oil, natural gas, or mineral resources out of the ground by pumping, fracking, or mining activities.
- Mapping the global threat of land subsidence | Science - AAASSubsidence, the lowering of Earth's land surface, is a potentially destructive hazard that can be caused by a wide range of natural or anthropogenic triggers but mainly results from solid or fluid mobilization underground.
- What is subsidence? | NGS Facts | NGS INFO - About Us | National ...Subsidence - sinking of the ground due to underground material movement—is most often caused by the removal of water, oil, natural gas, or mineral resources out of the ground by pumping, fracking, or mining activities.
- Land Subsidence | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.govLand subsidence is a gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth’s surface owing to subsurface movement of earth materials. The principal causes of land subsidence are aquifer-system compaction, drainage of organic soils, underground mining, hydrocompaction, natural compaction, sinkholes, and thawing permafrost. Land...
More
