Groundwater withdrawal causing land to sink in lower Chesapeake region

Continued land subsidence could worsen the effects of sea-level rise.

By Catherine Krikstan |
A swollen Monocacy River floods Buckeystown Community Park in Frederick County, Md., on Feb. 25, 2016. The region received well over an inch of rain the day before. (Image by Will Parson)

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