In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking. The nation's biggest cities are sinking, according to data from a new study.

The movement is slow — sinking on the scale of millimeters per year in the United States — but the effects accumulate over ...

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Cities including Seattle, San Diego, and Chicago are all sinking, a new study found.

Houston is sinking faster than any other major U.S. city, new research shows. Why it matters: Land subsidence is an invisible but growing threat to urban infrastructure — cracking roads, destabilizing ...

Cities from New York to Houston are sinking into the ground little by little, putting an estimated $109 billion of property at risk of flooding.

If one side is sinking and the other doesn’t, this will weaken the building and put people in danger. Less than one percent ...

The new study looked at the 28 most populous cities in the U.S. and 25 of them are experiencing subsidence, or land sinking, ...

Cities across the U.S., including inland ones such as Denver and Dallas, are settling into the earth, posing increased ...

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The study found Detroit has sunk by approximately 10.2 millimeters, or about 0.4 inches, from 2015-2021, based on an average ...

Houston is sinking faster than any other city in the U.S., according to a report released on Thursday. Here's what's causing it.