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

New York, Dallas, and Seattle are seeing urban areas sink by 2 to 10 millimeters per year, according to the data. Researchers ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Conducted by Virginia Tech researchers, the study used radar to visualize the land movement underneath and found that it ...

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, ...

Newswise--An analysis of 28 major U.S. cities revealed that all 28 are sinking, potentially affecting 34 million people, ...

A first-of-its-kind satellite study reveals alarming land subsidence across America’s biggest cities, raising infrastructure ...

New data shows land is sinking in all major U.S. cities, with Houston hit hardest, and climate change and urban growth could ...