Subsidence occurs when the foundation of your house collapses or sinks. This is often caused by: soil, usually clay, shrinking and swelling because of the weather nearby trees and shrubs absorbing the ...

Unlike some other residents, Byers hasn’t noticed any tell-tale signs of subsidence at her house, such as cracks in a wall. But she was glad to sign up for the proactive program, which involves ...

In the Netherlands, like for many low-lying urban regions of the world, subsidence poses a silent but very real threat to many parts of the built environment. If we do nothing, the costs of damage ...

Human activity is causing subsidence in large areas of the Netherlands. Primary causes are the lowering of the groundwater level to keep our feet dry and the construction of residential areas and ...

Water managers in the Tulare Lake, Tule and the Kaweah subbasins are discussing the possibility of creating a regional subsidence plan that would cover the three basins.