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With drones, geophysics and artificial intelligence, researchers prepare to do battle against land mines

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By Kevin Krajick, Sadie Harley, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Phys.org Verified
Credit: Columbia University When Jasper Baur was a freshman at New York's Binghamton University, his interests centered on earth sciences. Then he got involved in a seemingly unrelated pursuit: harnessing drone-mounted geophysical instruments to aid in the slow, dangerous work of detecting land mines. Baur, now a Ph.D. student at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is now combining graduate studies in volcanology with developing new demining technologies.
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America Is Sinking: 28 Major Cities Are Slowly Going Under

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By Kevin Krajick
| SciTechDaily
A new study finds all major U.S. cities are sinking, driven by groundwater extraction and natural forces, posing hidden risks to infrastructure and calling for urgent solutions. Credit: Shutterstock Groundwater loss is sinking U.S. cities, threatening infrastructure in densely built areas. A recent study examining the 28 most populous cities in the United States has found that every one of them is sinking to some extent.
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All of the Biggest U.S. Cities Are Sinking

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By Kevin Krajick
| State of the Planet
A new study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking to one degree or another. The cities include not just those on the coasts, where relative sea level is a concern, but many in the interior. Furthermore, using newly granular data, the study finds that some cities are sinking at different rates in different spots, or sinking in some places and rising in others, potentially introducing stresses that could affect buildings and other infrastructure.
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