New York City sinking a few millimetres a year, says study

New York City is slowly sinking, researchers say

New research estimates the city's landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year, something referred to as “subsidence.”

New York city is sinking

Rising sea levels will eventually claim the heavy buildings of New York.

New York City is slowly sinking, researchers say

New research estimates the city's landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year, something referred to as “subsidence.”

New York City Is Slowly Sinking Under Its Own Weight

(NEW YORK) — If rising oceans aren’t worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, asphalt and humanity itself. New research estimates the city’s landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year, something referred to as “subsidence.” That natural process happens everywhere as ground is compressed, but the study published this month in th…

New York City is sinking – study

NEW YORK: If rising oceans aren't worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: the metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, asphalt and humanity itself.New research estimates the city's landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year, something referred to as "subsidence." That natural process happens everywhere as ground is compressed, but the study published this month in the jo…

New York City is slowly sinking, researchers say

New research estimates the city's landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year, something referred to as “subsidence.”