Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-025-00240-y

"We estimate that at least 20% of the urban area is sinking in all cities, mainly due to groundwater extraction, affecting ~34 million people."

#landsubsidence

A National-Scale Assessment Of Land Subsidence In China’s Major Cities
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adl4366 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #radar #satellite #insar #ifsar #monitoring #change #delta #subsidence #landsubsidence #city #cities #China #risk #hazard #flood #flooding #planning #urban #urbanplanning #construction #engineering #urbanisation #interferometry #geomorphometry #urbanlands #population #demographics #groundwater #pumping #overpumping #water #waterresources #elevation #vertical #coast #coastal #sealevelrise #SLR #climatechange #mitigation #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #3dmodeling

Groundwater Sustainability And Land Subsidence In California’s Central Valley
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https://doi.org/10.3390/w16081189 <-- shared paper
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#groundwater #landsubsidence #wateravailability #CentralValley #water #hydrology #subsidence #pumping #overpumping #vulnerable #damage #California #GIS #spatial #mapping #overpumping #extraction #waterresources #agriculture #irrigation #farming #crops #vegetables #landuse #storage #watersecurity #waterquality #sustainability #management #plan #SGMA #USGS #CVHM #model #modeling #numericalmodeling #modflow #groundwatermodel #climatechange #recharge #geology #engineeringgeology #geomorphometry #aquifer #recharge #well #waterbalance #streamflow #risk #hazard #impacts #storageloss #infrastructure #climateextremes #planning #earthobservation #remotesensing #salinity #seawater #intrusion #saltwater #insar #saltwaterintrusion
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Which Coastal Cities Are Sinking The Fastest?
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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/visualized-which-coastal-cities-are-sinking-the-fastest/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00947-z <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #engineeringgeology #coastal #subsidence #city #cities #global #landsubsidence #model #modeling #remotesensing #earthobservation #radar #InSAR #RLLS #urbanplanning #groundwater #extraction #infrastructure #damage #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #naturalhazard #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #GNSS #engineering #sinking #geomorphometry

A Perfect Storm Of Factors Is Causing Major East Coast Cities To Sink. What Are They, And Can We Do Anything About It?
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/a-perfect-storm-of-factors-is-causing-major-east-coast-cities-to-sink-what-are-they-and-can-we-do-anything-about-it <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad426 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #coast #coastal #risk #hazard #subsidence #landsubsidence #infrastructure #EastCoast #USA #geology #sediments #engineeringgeology #remotesensing #radar #NewYork #Baltimore #Norfolk #planning #mitigation #climatechange #movement #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #flooding #urbanplanning #urban #cities #city #glacial #sediment #glacialisostaticadjustment #groundwater #pumping #groundwaterextraction #water #aquifer #weight #buildings #watermanagement #spatialanalysis #model #spatiotemporal

Scientists Map Loss Of Groundwater Storage Around The World
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https://phys.org/news/2023-11-scientists-loss-groundwater-storage-world.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41933-z <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #insar #radar #groundwater #pumping #waterresources #AI #machinelearning #subsidence #landsubsidence #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #global #agriculture #urban #extraction #impacts #humanimpacts #opendata #model #modeling #numericmodeling #watersecurity #storage #storageloss #aquifer #groundwaterstress #aquiferdepletion #geomorphometry

The Ghost Of Tulare Lake Returns, Flooding California’s Central Valley
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https://grist.org/extreme-weather/tulare-lake-flooding-california-central-valley-subsidence-agriculture/ <-- shared article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #TulareLake #CentralValley #California #Tulare #flood #flooding #subsidence #groundwater #pumping #aquifer #mining #elevation #remotesensing #agriculture #framing #croplands #runoff #water #hydrology #rainfall #precipitation #landsubsidence #groundsubsidence #snowmelt

After ISRO Shared Satellite Images Of Sinking Joshimath, A Gag Order

Satellite images, taken from the Cartosat-2S satellite and released by ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre, showed that Joshimath sank 5.4 cm between December 27 and January 8.

#joshimath #LandSubsidence #uttarakhand #ISRO #DevelopmentalPolitics #HydelPower #environment #india

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/joshimath-latest-update-after-space-agency-isro-shared-satelite-images-of-sinking-town-a-gag-order-3691705

Joshimath, a well-engineered calamity

Sinking of the Himalayan town shows we have completely lost the ability to plan keeping in mind the ecological uniqueness of fragile areas.

#joshimath #himalayas #environment #disaster #LandSubsidence #hydropower #TapovanVishnugad #rishiganga #NTPC #IITRoorkee #india

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/urbanisation/joshimath-a-well-engineered-calamity-87044

Joshimath: Residents Blame NTPC Project; 'Tunnel Had Nothing to Do With Sinking,' Says PSU

The Uttarakhand government has declared all nine wards of the Chamoli district town "a land subsidence zone" and thus, unsafe for living.

#joshimath #uttarakhand #NTPC #LandSubsidence #HydelPower #infrastructure #EcoDisaster #environment #chamoli #MastIndia #india

https://thewire.in/government/joshimath-updates-ntpc-land-subsidence-cracks

Uttarakhand: After Joshimath, cracks found in more than 50 houses in Karnaprayag

More than 50 families living in Bahugunanagar, CMP Band and upper part of Sabzi Mandi in Karnaprayag are also in panic.

#uttarakhand #LandSubsidence #bahuhunanagar #joshimath #karnaprayag #environment #ecology #NTPC #EcoDisaster #MastIndia #india

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/jan/07/uttarakhand-after-joshimath-cracks-found-in-more-than-50-houses-in-karnaprayag-2535513.html