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  • Geology

Subsidence

Subsidence is a slow and gradual phenomenon in which a surface subsides following a loss of support underneath it.

Subsidence occurs without any opening of a cavity, although faults and cracks can appear.

The slope of the famous leaning tower of Pisa is due to subsidence of the marly ground on which it is built. © Sébastien Donato CC by-nc-sa 2.0 The slope of the famous leaning tower of Pisa is due to subsidence of the marly ground on which it is built. © Sébastien Donato CC by-nc-sa 2.0

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