Seattle is sinking millimeter by millimeter, and new research shows it's more widespread — and riskier — than once suspected.

Seattle is among several major U.S. cities that are slowly sinking. That’s according to researchers at Virginia Tech, who ...

A major reason is too much groundwater is being pumped out, new research shows, threatening buildings and infrastructure nationwide.

IN THE NEWS: There is something missing at the Port of Seattle and, likely, at ports around the country: big cargo ships. Trade between the United States and other countries — China ...

New York, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, and five other cities are sinking at around two millimeters per year. Several cities in ...