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How does groundwater level affect your development plans?

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Most of the water we drink and use is groundwater coming from rain or snow that has collected in the ground. The groundwater level on your land can impact the type of house, complex or well you're planning to build. We'll show you how.

Venice Isn't Alone: 7 Sinking Cities Around the World

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Subsidence, or the decline in the elevation of land surface, is creating a problem for some coastal cities as sea levels rise.

Is Dowsing Real, or Just a Bunch of Hocus-Pocus?

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When it comes to water witches we're faced with two distinct possibilities. One, they're either really good, at pulling a fast one on desperate landowners looking for groundwater. Or, two, they actually know what they're doing.

How Landfills Work

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What happens to all of that trash you put on the curb every week? It doesn't just disappear into a parallel universe. Much of it probably goes to the local landfill, and how it gets handled there is a very involved system.

How to Choose the Correct Basement Wall Repair Method

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How you repair your basement walls will depend on what the walls are made of and where the damage is coming from. Find out how to choose the correct basement wall repair method in this article.

Can California Save Today's Rain for Future Droughts?

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California has experienced unprecedented rain lately, but the state is still in a drought. So why can't the rain falling now be saved for later?

How does natural gas drilling work?

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When you switch on your furnace or turn on your gas stove and use the heat from that little blue flame, you’re doing what people in 62 million other American homes do every day, too: You're using natural gas.

How did a meteor make hundreds of people sick?

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A meteor strike in Peru may have made up to 600 people sick, according to recent reports. Find out if the meteor strike in Peru is what made people sick.

How Much Water Is on Earth?

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Water is one of the most abundant substances on the planet. About 70 percent of our planet is covered by oceans, but just how much water is there on Earth?

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