Across rural valleys and booming cities alike, parts of Arizona are literally dropping by inches each year as aquifers are pumped down faster than nature can refill them. Researchers now warn state ...
PHOENIX — The unincorporated town of Wenden in La Paz County is sinking due to the over pumping of groundwater. The over pumping causes a phenomenon known as subsidence, according to La Paz County ...
Satellite data reveals that some areas in Arizona’s Willcox Basin are sinking more than 6 inches (15 centimeters) per year — the fastest rate of subsidence in the state. This sinking is the result of ...