The study examined California's vertical land motion—both sinking (subsidence) and rising (uplift)—over the period from 2015 ...

A new map reveals ... the team captured local ground movements in precise detail. From this, it was possible to pinpoint hotspots—among which are cities, beaches and aquifers—that will be ...

Even though immense rains repeatedly pummeled California in 2023, they barely helped recharge aquifers drawn down by ... and industrial activity — to map faults and other subterranean ...

Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in Royston, U.K. His focus is reporting on science and health. He has covered archeology, geology, and physics extensively. Ian joined ...