Mapping the global threat of land subsidence

2020/12/31 by Gerardo Herrera, Pablo Ezquerro, Roberto Tomás +16 · 7 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Environmental Science · #Flood Risk Assessment and Management #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques

paper · doi:10.1126/science.abb8549

openalex publication_date 2020/12/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Nineteen percent of the global population may face a high probability of subsidence

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