Land subsidence from ground-water pumping
Online report for an interactive workshop Impact of Climate Change and Land Use in the Southwestern United States. Discusses land subsidence due to increased ground-water pumping in the Southwest and the damage caused by subsidence.
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Water science for schools: land subsidence
Site for elementary school studies on land subsidence with links to land subsidence in California, wells, ground-water quality, sinkholes, glossary, and a random link.
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Definition:
Sudden sinking or gradual downward settling of land with little or no horizontal motion, caused by subsurface mining or the pumping of oil or ground water. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
