Science revealed why Houston was sinking.
As groundwater demand surged starting in the 1930s, U.S. Geological Survey scientists built a network to monitor water levels across the Houston region.
“We saw rapid declines through the 1970s — the peak of withdrawals,” says Jason Ramage of the USGS.
That long-term data connected the dots between falling groundwater and rising land subsidence, helping communities understand and respond to the hidden crisis beneath their feet.
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