Groundwater and oil extraction are causing the ground beneath Houston to sink faster than any other major city in the U.S., ...

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 ...

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

HOUSTON, Texas -- The Columbia Climate School has found that Houston is the fastest sinking city out of 28 cities examined in its recent study released May 8. Columbia Climate School is part of ...

HOUSTON — Houston is sinking, and it’s doing it faster than any other major city in the country, according to a new report released in Nature Cities this week. The study was done by ...

Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a rate of 4 millimeters per year due to groundwater loss, a recent study found.

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

A new study published in Nature Cities found that 25 of the 28 largest U.S. cities are sinking, and San Antonio is sinking at ...

Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a faster rate than any other inland city in North America, according to a new study from ...