Category: Geology
Subsidence on the Louisiana Coast
Also see: Faulting on the Louisiana Coast, Subsidence, Faults Subsidence – General
The Baton Rouge Fault
Also see: Faults
Sinking Cities – Global Cities Sinking into the Ocean
Sinking cities An integrated approach towards solutions (2013). In many coastal and delta cities land subsidence exceeds absolute sea level rise up to a factor of ten. Without action, parts of Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and numerous other…
Faulting on the Louisiana Coast
Also see: Faults Basement Controls on Subsurface Geologic Patterns and Coastal Geomorphology across the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for Subsidence Studies and Coastal Restoration, by Bryan P. Stephens. A self-narrated, animated slide-show of his award-winning paper (AAPG paper of…