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Researchers find ‘significant rates’ of sinking ground in Houston suburbs

by Rebeca Hawley uh.edu published 2023-09-022 min read

Professor of Geology Shuhab Khan and his team analyzed thousands of water and oil wells in the Houston metro area and uncovered significant rates of subsidence in Houston's fast-growing suburbs that has not been reported before.

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