Amir AghaKouchak, an environmental engineering professor at the University of California, Irvine, told Forbes that because this land loss happens gradually, it doesn’t capture public attention the way earthquakes or floods do. “It lacks the dramatic visibility of acute disasters like earthquakes and floods, allowing authorities to underplay its risks,” says AghaKouchak.

In Iran, “this invisibility is a key reason land subsidence remains on the sidelines in national disaster planning, despite its profound long-term consequences,” he adds. Read More