Parts of California’s Central Valley are losing elevation because groundwater pumping removes pressure from layers of sand, gravel, silt and clay beneath the surface. As those sediments compact, roads ...

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Parts of California’s Sacramento Valley are sinking at an alarming rate as years of intensive groundwater pumping take a toll on the region’s aquifers, according to new research that highlights ...

Many cities around the world are sinking because too much water is extracted from the groundwater reservoirs beneath them.

Some farming towns in California’s Central Valley have sunk by more than 11 feet in recent years because of groundwater pumping, the extraction of water from underground aquifers using wells and ...