Land prices, however, flattened out in the second half of the year after sinking in the first half, when the first nationwide state of emergency was declared, according to data concerning ...

Dozens of cities along the US coastline are sinking at alarming rates, leaving them far more exposed to devastating flooding from sea level rise than previously thought, scientists reported Wednesday.

The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world.

A new study has found that 35 luxury condo and hotel buildings in Miami Beach sank by up to 8 centimeters between 2016 and ...

A recent study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey with alarming results warns that factors such as rising groundwater levels, land sinking, and flooding could displace millions of residents ...

resulting in subsidence – the gradual sinking of land. The effect is like shaking ground coffee around to create more room, Falk Amelung, senior author of the study and a professor of geophysics ...

When combined with the increasing quantity of seawater and storm surges, one can imagine the impact on residential areas," said Heri. Land subsidence, the scientific term for sinking land, was ...

Surfside town commissioners plan to discuss how to better regulate development of new projects to protect nearby buildings ...

Their land is sinking, sea levels are rising, and they find themselves under water each time the tide comes in. Despite the danger, most are determined to stay, but they're calling on the world's ...