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Subject, term, tag: Anthropogenic subsidence
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Anthropogenic subsidence
Subject, term, tag: Anthropogenic subsidence

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    Downward motion of the land surface induced by anthropogenic drivers (e.g., loading, extraction of hydrocarbons and/or groundwater, drainage, mining activities) causing sediment compaction or subsidence/deformation of the sedimentary sequence, or oxidation of organic material, thereby leading to relative sea level rise. (English)
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    IPCC Glossary v1.5
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    Source
    https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/
    date accessed
    27 May 2026
     
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