The movement is slow — sinking on the scale of millimeters per year in the United States — but the effects accumulate over ...

A new study using recent satellite data finds that all cities in the United States with populations of more than 600,000 are ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped groundwater variables nationally to understand which aquifers are most vulnerable ...

A new study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking to one degree or another. The cities include not ...

Scientists expect seawater to infiltrate underground aquifers in three out of every four coastal areas by 2100, the JPL explained in a news release. “Called saltwater intrusion, the phenomenon ...

Camden, Philly, and Burlington City are also subject to more flooding from the Delaware River. Nearly 324,000 New Jersey residents occupying 232,000 homes will confront the looming threat of severe ...

This erosion, compounded by rising sea levels, has led to increased seawater intrusion and higher groundwater levels in coastal aquifers. This steadily degrades ground stability, leading to ...

Credit: Science of the Total Environment The Gulf Coast aquifers, including the Coastal Lowlands aquifer system, which stretches from Texas to the Florida Panhandle, were found to be susceptible ...