Data: Ohenhen, et al., 2025, "Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises"; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals San Francisco is sinking, and new research shows it's more widespread — and ...

A new study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking to one degree or another. The cities include not just those on the coasts ...

From Sunda Kelapa to Batavia to modern-day Jakarta, explore how Indonesia’s capital has evolved through the centuries — in ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

A long-awaited update to FEMA's flood maps for Harris County has been delayed again, eight years after Hurricane Harvey revealed how the current renderings drastically underestimate homeowners ...

The new system aims to prevent overlapping ownership claims and introduce a more accountable land registry. Every parcel of ...

Catastrophic flash floods tore through Berau Regency in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Tuesday, washing away homes and forcing hundreds to evacuate. Water levels in villages such as Long La'ai and ...

The Chinese can make goods faster and cheaper, but businesses and workers in the region are regrouping as well. Read more at ...

TEMPO.CO, Tangerang - Several locations in Tangerang and South Tangerang, which is just outside Jakarta, were inundated by flooding due to downpours on Tuesday evening, May 13, affecting a number of ...

Tauranga property owners have had a “significant win” after the council agreed to update flood maps, a developer says. Tauranga City Council is making Plan Change 27 – Flooding from Intense ...

Indonesia’s first road map for its energy transition, focusing on phasing out coal, is riddled with loopholes that will make ...

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