The size or energy of diverse structures or phenomena in geoscience appears to follow
power law distributions. A rigorous statistical analysis of such observations is tricky, though …

Urban ground collapse (UGC) is becoming more common in China, resulting in significant
socioeconomic losses and even personal casualties. The frequency of UGC accidents is …

Remote sensing and GIS play a vital role in exploration and assessment of groundwater and
has wide application in detection, monitoring, assessment, conservation and various other …

Land subsidence caused by land use change and overexploitation of groundwater is an
example of mismanagement of natural resources, yet subsidence remains difficult to predict …

Wetlands are impacted by economic and political initiatives, and research on their
ecosystem health is attracting increasing public attention. It is crucial that management …

Economic sanctions have been actively used against Iran in the last four decades. In
response to sanctions, Iran has adopted a range of survivalist policies with notable …

Sinkhole mapping is critical for understanding hydrological processes and mitigating
geological hazards in karst landscapes. Current methods for identifying sinkholes are …

China is actively promoting the construction of clean energy to reach its objective of
achieving carbon neutrality. However, engineering constructions in mountainous regions …

Karst environments are characterized by distinctive landforms and a peculiar hydrologic
behavior dominated by subsurface drainage. Karst systems can be extremely complex …

Land degradation has been recognized as one of the most adverse environmental impacts
during the last century. The occurrence of sinkholes is increasing dramatically in many …