Multifamily communities in major cities along the Atlantic Coast are subject to sinking. Columnist Lew Sichelman explores what the impacts might be. If residents of multifamily buildings along South ...

During an earthquake, soil can weaken through subsidence and liquefaction. These processes can cause buildings to collapse as the soil becomes unable to support their weight. Researchers have now ...

As subsidence risk in England is projected to rise sharply in coming years, ground engineering specialist Mainmark UK is ...

The ground is slowly sinking or deforming beneath all the biggest cities in the US, according to new satellite analysis. If cities don't do something about this land-sinking phenomenon, called ...

Cities sit unmoving on the landscape — a sprawling collection of roads, sidewalks, and buildings designed to last for generations. But across the United States, urban areas are silently shifting: The ...

Unless you’re sinking into quicksand, you might assume that the land beneath your feet is solid and unmoving. In actual fact, your part of the world may well be undergoing “subsidence,” which is where ...