The ground in many parts of the state—including Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Central Valley—is subsiding due to groundwater withdrawal, landslides and compacting of sediment ...

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NASA scientists used satellite measurements to map out local subsidence and uplift across the Golden State, which plays into local sea level changes.

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Land sinking is indicated in blue and spots that are uplifting are shown in red. (NASA Earth Observatory) In the Central Valley, land subsided as much as 8 inches per year. Researchers say this is ...

In the middle of California, in the fast-sinking parts of the Central Valley (subsiding as much as 8 inches, or 20 centimeters, per year), land motion is influenced by groundwater withdrawal.