Largely due to groundwater pumping and shifting of land after the last ice age, major urban areas are subsiding, which could ...

Chicago's battle to maintain its status as third-largest city in the U.S. continues as new estimates from the Census Bureau show a change.

This slow-going subsidence is measured in just a handful of millimeters per year, but rising sea levels due to climate change ...

According to new research from Virginia Tech, urban areas of several major cities across the country are slowly sinking. A ...

If you live in a major American city, the ground might be sinking beneath you. Ground beneath major U.S. cities —including New York, Dallas and Seattle —is slowly but steadily sinking, with more than ...

New York, Dallas, Houston and Seattle are among the urban areas that have been sinking by up to 10 millimeters per year ...

A new study published in recent days argues that the city of Chicago is slowly sinking, raising risks of flooding and ...

US cities found to be sinking, latest satellite study confirms Houston records the fastest and most widespread urban land subsidence NYC and Chicago are sinking at rates reaching 10 millimeters per ye ...

Research published last week in the scientific journal Nature Cities also shows that Detroit is not alone. In fact, of the 28 ...

According to the study, Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the nation, with "more than 40% of its area subsiding more ...

Nashville is sinking, according to a new study published in the British journal Nature Cities. Here's what to know.

A new study has revealed that many US cities, including Houston, New York, and Chicago, are slowly sinking, affecting 34 million people. Research shows that 20% of land in these cities is sinking, ...