With Groundwater Losses, Many Cities are Sinking
Mann
As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, water seems to be becoming scarcer. To accommodate increasing populations and agriculture, the pumping of groundwater is reducing water tables across the globe. As a result, many cities around the world are slowly sinking, a process known as land subsidence. One of the most famous cities that has been sinking is Venice, Italy. However, there are others that are subsiding at a much faster rate.
Natural geological processes can cause the ground to sink over time. In recent times, human activities such as excessive groundwater pumping, rapid urban development, and climate change leading to increasing droughts have greatly accelerated the problem. Sinking cities certainly face major risks, including drought and flooding, damage to infrastructure, and economic losses.
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