FIU geophysics professor Shimon Wdowinski discusses a 2020 study where he found land subsidence in Miami Beach and in Norfolk, Va. Below he addresses key questions about subsidence and his research in ...

It's free, simple and secure. Mine subsidence insurance is a special insurance policy covering home damage caused by the movement of land triggered by a man-made mine. Millions of homes in the US are ...

PITTSBURGH — Underground mines are all over Western Pennsylvania. In Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Place neighborhood, ten homes plus the building of a VFW have foundation cracks. The fix is happening right ...

Mine subsidence is a risk in areas where old mining sites exist. It is a type of surface-level ground movement that happens when there is an underground collapse or shift. Though home damage from mine ...

Scientists say Houston is sinking–and the shift can pose serious risks to buildings and infrastructure. To help gauge that risk, researchers from Virginia Tech used satellite data and ground ...

Coastal cities around the globe are sinking by up to several centimeters per year, on average, satellite observations reveal. The one-two punch of subsiding land and rising seas means that these ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Crews work on April 17, 2024, pouring concrete into a mine subsidence that first opened up on April 14, 2024, in Toby’s Creek behind Luzerne Lumber. Decades after underground coal mining all but ended ...