Geological Society: The Land Is Sinking Fast in Arizona's Willcox Basin
November 06, 2025
November 06, 2025
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 (TNSxrep) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release:
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The Land Is Sinking Fast in Arizona's Willcox Basin
Groundwater extraction for irrigation is causing rapid subsidence, but state management might help slow it down
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Boulder, Colo., USA: In Arizona's Willcox Basin, just over an hour east of Tucson, fissures are tearing through the earth, wells are runni . . .
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The Land Is Sinking Fast in Arizona's Willcox Basin
Groundwater extraction for irrigation is causing rapid subsidence, but state management might help slow it down
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Boulder, Colo., USA: In Arizona's Willcox Basin, just over an hour east of Tucson, fissures are tearing through the earth, wells are runni . . .