More than 80 percent of known land subsidence in the US is associated with groundwater use, a mute reworking which frequently remains unseen until pavement cracks or a yard sinks into a novel pit.

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Laura Toran is a hydrogeologist and professor emeritus of environmental geology at ...