Ancient Persepolis faces serious threats from land subsidence as groundwater depletion sinks Iran’s historic sites.

Persepolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is sinking, and many of Iran's 28 World Heritage sites, including Pasargadae and Yazd, are located near sinking areas.

For decades geologists thought the slow rise of South Africa’s southern coast was driven by forces deep below—buoyant plumes ...

Prediction of global land subsidence (a) and zoomed in for North America (b), South America (c), Europe and North Africa (d), Middle East (e) and South, East and South-East Asia (f). Credit: ...

Land subsidence, a phenomenon observed in urban and rural environments alike, poses significant risks to infrastructure and water resources. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has emerged as an invaluable ...

Northern Iran’s wetlands and growing water crisis are pushing ecosystems, agriculture and cities to the brink.

As global temperatures rise, thermal expansion of oceans and melting ice sheets are driving up sea levels worldwide. In many ...

Land subsidence is a phenomenon wherein the Earth’s surface sinks downwards. It occurs mainly due to human activities, such as excessive groundwater extraction. It is a major global concern, affecting ...

Imagine Earth's surface is like a stack of pancakes. The pancakes, or layers of soil and rocks, may appear fairly evenly stacked and fluffy. Over time though, the stack can become compressed, thinner ...

A team of experts from the Geological Survey of India, Pune division, conducted a detailed inspection and survey at the Kap.