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sinking down of part of the earth's crust due to underground excavation, such as removal groundwater.
Ãâó: www.texaswater.org/water/facts/glossary/glossary7....
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A depression of the land surface as a result of groundwater being pumped. Cracks and fissures can appear in the land. Subsidence is virtually an irreversible process.
Ãâó: www.groundwater.org/gi/gwglossary.html
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a gradual sinking of land with respect to its previous level
Ãâó: www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/glossary.html
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Descent of air over a wide area, associated with a developing ridge or anticyclone. The subsidising air warms up, its relative humidity falls, and fine weather is the usual accompaniment of subsidence, though fog may occur under certain conditions.
Ãâó: www.navis.gr/meteo/meteoter.htm
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the settling of waste piles or other areas at mine sites which causes the surface of the land to sink.
Ãâó: www.mondaycreek.org/glossary.html
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