The farming town of Corcoran, California has been slowly sinking two feet every year over the last decade as agricultural companies pump underground water to irrigate crops. The sinking is a result of agricultural companies that have pumped underground water to irrigate their crops for decades, according to the U.S.G.S. California Water Science Center. Corcoran is not the only area in the United States sinking. Texas' Houston-Galveston area has been sinking since the 1800s, while parts of Arizona, Louisiana and New Jersey have dealt with subsidence problems as well.

Source: Daily Mail May 25, 2021 22:19 UTC