The problem of over pumping and land subsidence is global, driven by various combinations of ignorance and greed.
Geosphere
Discussions of the geosphere
A New Start in the Triassic
Geological history drew a line in the sand 252 million years ago. The Permian Period ended, and the Triassic began.
Life Crashes as the Permian Ends
The Permian Period came to a catastrophic end 252 million years ago with the extinction of 95 percent of all marine species and 70 percent of terrestrial species.
Permian Water World
The Permian water world contained one massive continent, Pangea, and a single vast ocean stretching around the globe from coast to coast.
The Big Ordovician Freeze
Life crept out of the oceans and onto dry land about 470 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. These first Ordovician plants had a major impact on the world.
The Rise and Fall of Ordovician Life
The success of life in the Ordovician was driven by the availability of vast flooded continents, which formed the shallow marine habitats for a dizzying array of new and successful species
Hyper Evolution
If we reduce Earth’s history to a single day, then all major branches of life appear during a five-minute interval of hyper evolution at about 9:30 in the evening.
Our Common Ancestors
The Cryogenian formed a dividing line in the evolution of our biosphere. Before then, single-cell life was the rule, but afterward, complex,multi-celled organisms appeared.
The Cryogenian Big Freeze
When Earth thawed, after the Cryogenian big freeze, life had mysteriously taken a leap forward, simple animals appeared in our oceans.
Underground Fires
The escaping exhaust fumes from underground fires deliver a constant stream of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, and the fires have proven almost impossible to extinguish.