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October will tell if the mayor's support is subsiding or, like his claim to have stopped subsidence in the city, it is holding up firm.
Bashing the metal-bashers Up a creek Rags in the ruins ReprintsYet nearly half the city lies less than one metre above sea level, and scientists say groundwater extraction, which causes land subsidence , may be having a huge unseen effect.
The Ruhr has as many holes in it as an Allgäu Emmental cheese, so that even after mines are closed they must be monitored for years to detect subsidence and flooding.Who pays?
The government estimates that about 2.5m cubic metres (660m American gallons) of ground-water a day is pumped up in Bangkok, twice as much as can safely be removed.Proposals to end subsidence have been ignored by the government, which is loth to alienate industry and landowners before the general election expected in the autumn.
But with the effects of coastal erosion, rising sea levels and land subsidence wearing away steadily at Louisiana's shore, the Army Corps of Engineers has not been able to justify protecting those areas at American taxpayers' expense.
About half of the route is across permafrost, which poses particular challenges because of the danger of subsidence caused by melting at the surface in summer.
A recent World Bank reports says that land subsidence from compaction (from new skyscrapers, for instance) and increased groundwater extraction (for a growing population) mean that Jakarta is sinking ten times faster than the Java Sea is rising because of climate change.All across Asia, megacities face similar problems.
Annual loan originations grew fivefold between 2001 and 2005, to $625 billion, according to Inside Mortgage Finance, a newsletter.In this section Subprime subsidence Difference of opinion Weights and measures One bank, one shot Out of the shadows Big hitters Shots across the Stern ReprintsBut with rapid growth has come fragility.
"We sell loads of them," says Ron Hodge, of InvestSMART, an online business that offers investments.In this section Subprime subsidence Difference of opinion Weights and measures One bank, one shot Out of the shadows Big hitters Shots across the Stern ReprintsAustralian hedge funds are no different from those elsewhere; they can involve borrowing, short-selling, and illiquid securities.
The risk of subsidence was well known, but engineering needs had been overtaken by electoral ones: the new AVE station at Saragossa was hastily inaugurated ahead of Spain's local elections, held on May 25th, without any high-speed trains in sight.In this section The chancellor gets his way, so far Is it enough?
At one point near Saragossa, which lies along the line, a huge subsidence in March left the rails suspended in mid-air.
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"Subsidence" functions primarily as a noun , denoting the process or result of sinking or settling. As Ludwig AI confirms, it is grammatically correct. Examples show its use in describing geological and environmental phenomena, such as land "subsidence" due to groundwater extraction.
Expression frequency: Very common
