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One third of China’s urban population at risk of city sinking, new satellite data shows

Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and…

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Chinese cities are sinking rapidly : NPR

Nearly half of the major cities in China are sinking, a new study finds. Subsidence exacerbates flooding related to sea…

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US coastal cities face higher 2050 flood risk because they are sinking

New Orleans is at greater risk of further floods than we thought because of ground subsidence William A. Morgan/Shutterstock Sea…

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Earthquakes hastened sea rise in Pacific islands by sinking the ground

Tutuila, the largest island in the US territory of American Samoa Peto Laszlo/Alamy The Samoan Islands are sinking faster after…

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Invisible comet tails of mucus slow sinking flakes of ‘marine snow’

WASHINGTON — Tiny, sinking flakes of detritus in the ocean fall more slowly thanks to the goop that surrounds each…

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