New research says Chicago and Detroit are at risk of sinking from things like groundwater extraction. Researcher says officials need to be more proactive.

The study found Detroit has sunk by approximately 10.2 millimeters, or about 0.4 inches, from 2015-2021, based on an average ...

A study used sensitive satellite measurements to look at the ground of the 28 most populous U.S. cities. All of them are ...

As sea levels continue to rise and threaten coastal areas , cities around the world are also sinking. Th | Earth And The Environment ...

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

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

Texas cities are going down faster than your phone battery at 1%. Houston is the worst offender, with over 40% of its land ...

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 ...

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

A recent study shows how fast cities along the East Coast are sinking, with some serious hot spots in NYC. See where, why and ...

A new study published in the journal "Nature Cities" reported that the city is sinking around a millimeter per year.

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