Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion. But the process can be reversed

PRESSIVIO NEWS BRIEF · OPINION

Pressivio’s Opinion desk has added the source report “Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion. But the process can be reversed” to its international monitoring stream.

When groundwater reservoirs are replenished, the ground above rises. But the uplift is patchy because earthquake faults act like underground dams, channelling water.