Analysis by experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory indicates a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors are ...

KCAL News climatologist Marina Jurica investigates the science behind land subsidence, a gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth's surface, looking at what Long Beach has done to address the ...

Scientists have uncovered dramatic shifts in California’s coastal landscape, revealing areas that are either sinking or ...

Sea level rise isn’t just about melting ice caps—it’s also about shifting land. A NASA-led study shows that parts of ...

“It reaches the surface of the ground ... Shirzaei says it is not just sinking that causes issues, but that differential subsidence or land moving at different rates, which can cause problems ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Joe by emailing [email protected] The study examined California's vertical land motion—both sinking (subsidence) and rising (uplift)—over ...

In Northern California they also found sinking trends at marshlands and ... The OPERA project details land surface elevational changes across North America, shedding light on dynamic processes ...

Near Los Angeles, similar reclaimed areas like Newport Beach are sinking at a rate that is likely to add up to 6 inches (15 cm) to the 6.7 inches (17 cm) of sea level rise predicted for 2050 ...

A hilly area surrounding the Zagros Mountains in Iraq is being pulled into Earth. Understanding why could help predict future ...

At the time of high water I found, contrary to my expectation, that the strand, rather than sinking, rose upwards. This I attributed to the tide backing up underground drainage beneath the land ...

A team of researchers has found a sinking oceanic "slab" below the Earth’s surface is pulling the northern ... trees and entire sections of land disappear before your eyes: The geological ...