Study Confirms All 28 Largest US Cities Are Sinking

All 28 of the Biggest U.S. Cities Are Sinking—But These 10 Places Are Drowning Fastest

Is your city drowning? You could be one of roughly 34 million Americans whose hometowns are sinking into Earth’s abyss, according to a new report published in the journal Nature Cities. The increased rate of land subsidence (AKA, sinking land) poses a "slow-moving hazard" on inland urban areas and structural damage nationwide. Keep reading to find out if your city is part of the problem.RELATED: Meteorologists Predict Wildfires Will Burn 9 Milli…

Major US Cities Are Sinking, Satellite Data Shows

New York. credit: wikimedia commons / dllu CC BY 4.0 New satellite data reveals that large portions of the United States’ biggest cities are slowly sinking, putting millions at risk. The findings show that 34 million people live in areas where the ground is gradually moving downward. Researchers examined vertical land movement in 28 of the country’s most populous cities, each with more than 600,000 residents. Using high-resolution data from the …

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28 Major Us Cities Are Slowly Sinking

Not only are we dealing with rising sea levels, wildfires, and the existential dread of late-stage capitalism that fuels it all, but now the very ground beneath our feet is giving way, too. A new satellite radar study published in Nature Cities just confirmed that all—literally every single one—of the 28 most populated cities in the U.S. is sinking. According to the study, at least 20 percent of the land in each major city analyzed sank between …

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