While some cities show slight uplift, it's negligible and doesn't negate the overall sinking trend. In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities ...

The land underneath the largest cities in the United States is sinking, a phenomenon threatening buildings, roads and rail lines, according to new research. But that sinking, known as subsidence ...

By Mira Rojanasakul A new analysis of America’s 28 largest population centers found that all but three are sinking overall, and in many cases significantly. Several of the most affected areas ...

But across the United States, urban areas are silently shifting: The land beneath them is sinking, a process known as subsidence, largely because people are using too much groundwater and aquifers ...

Cities all over the world, including on the US East and Gulf Coasts, are sinking. This phenomenon, called subsidence, can make extreme flooding worse and damage infrastructure. From New York to ...

All 28 of the most populous cities in the U.S. are sinking, worsening risks of flooding and damage to urban infrastructure, a new study finds. One of the main culprits is the extraction of ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s not unknown that some major urban areas in the United States are sinking. And the problem could be even more widespread. A ...

DALLAS — Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking faster than any other inland U.S. cities, according to a new study published in Nature Cities. A group of researchers measured, using satellite ...

The electric vehicle maker is reportedly seeing shrinking sales in another European country. Struggles in Tesla's core EV business has dogged the stock all year. Investors are laser focused on an ...

Thirty-two people were rescued from a sinking yacht off the coast of Miami Beach over the weekend, according to the Coast Guard. The Miami Beach Police Department responded to a call for a ...

The worst spots are sinking 10 times faster. "While often considered solely a coastal hazard due to relative sea-level rise, subsidence also threatens inland urban areas, causing increased flood ...