1. The leaning is due to ground subsidence caused by over-pumping of groundwater. In 1996, the amount of inclination surpassed 1m.
大雁塔倾斜的原因是长期超采地下水导致地面沉降,在1996年时最大倾斜超过1米。

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2. Over geologic time the central volcano becomes extinct, followed by erosion and subsidence beneath the sea surface, leaving the coral reefs as a ring around (or cap on) the submerged island remnant.
由于侵蚀和海底的下沉,经过地质时代的变迁,中心的火山已经不见踪影,而只留下珊瑚礁环绕或覆盖在沉入海底的火山岛上。

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3. The risk of subsidence complicates development of an adequate evacuation plan for Padang.
下沉的风险让巴东市正在制定的疏散计划面临更复杂的问题。

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4. The industry is expecting rising cost and frequency of claims for flooding, subsidence and storm damage.
保险行业期望提高因洪水、地面下沉以及暴风雨损毁的索赔费用和频率。

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5. The rise and subsidence of different points of the Earth is not restricted to the exact locations of the plate boundary.
地球上不同地方的的隆起和和沉降不受板块边界确切位置的局限。

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6. Changes in tree ring growth from coastal old-growth also suggest a sudden, widespread subsidence and drowning of roots.
沿海原始森林的生长变化也暗示地面普遍沉降以及树根淹溺。

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7. Rising sea levels and subsidence, resulting from decades of groundwater extraction for agriculture and industry on the Italian mainland, have caused Venice to sink 23 centimeters in the past century.
数十年以来,由于海平面上升和(地面)沉降的影响,地下水正在压榨意大利大陆上的农业和工业,过去一个世纪,这种效果已造成威尼斯下沉二十三厘米。

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8. This case involved a Pennsylvania statute making it unlawful for coal companies to cause the collapse or subsidence of any public building, any street, or any private residence.
此案牵涉到宾州的一项法规,该法规认为宾州煤炭引起任何公共建筑、街道或私人住所的坍塌和下陷,都是非法的。

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9. About half of the route is across permafrost, which poses particular challenges because of the danger of subsidence caused by melting at the surface in summer.
路线的大半是要穿过永冻土,由于存在夏季土层表面融化而导致的下沉危险,这便给运营带来了特殊的挑战。

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10. "Other key factors are land subsidence caused by human activities, including over-exploitation of groundwater and massive construction of high buildings in coastal areas, " Liu said.
其他的重要因素是由人类自身活动,如地下水的过度开采,沿海地区高层建筑物的过度建设,所导致的地面沉降

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11. Buried tidal marsh or coastal forest soils point to sudden land subsidence of about 1 meter occurring at the same time from Vancouver Island to Northern California.
埋在地下的潮汐沼泽及沿海森林土壤使温哥华至加利福尼亚州北部一带的地面沉降1米左右。

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12. This decrease in the water table is a major contributor to land subsidence — New Orleans, like Venice, is sinking.
地下水位的降低则是地表陷没的元凶,而新奥尔良,和威尼斯城一样,正在下陷。

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13. Changes in land-levels due to coastal subsidence or geological movements can also affect local sea-levels.
由于海岸下陷或地理运动引起的当地的陆地平面的变化也能影响当地的海平面。

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14. Now the barren river bed is pitted with cracks and subsidence holes.
而现在,干涸的河床布满凹坑,处处是裂缝和孔洞。

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15. As the new crust cools, it sinks under its own weight—a process called subsidence—so the seafloor should be deeper the farther it is from a mid-ocean ridge.
随着这种新地壳的冷却,它会在自身重力的作用下凹陷下去,这个过程被称为“沉降”。 因此,在距离海洋中部山脊越远的地方,海底就应该越深。

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16. Land subsidence in the Mississippi delta is largely caused by human interference.
密西西比三角洲地表的下陷主要是人为因素。

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17. Marble karst development in Da-hong-shan mine caused a great deal of water bursting in mine shaft, sharply lowering ground water and large scale of surface subsidence.
大红山矿大理岩岩溶发育,由于突水造成井下大量涌水,同时引起地下水位急剧下降,引发了较大范围、较大规模的地面塌陷。

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18. Marble karst development in Da-hong-shan mine caused a great deal of water bursting in mine shaft, sharply lowering ground water and large scale of surface subsidence.
大红山矿大理岩岩溶发育,由于突水造成井下大量涌水,同时引起地下水位急剧下降,引发了较大范围、较大规模的地面塌陷。

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