Data: Ohenhen, et al., 2025, "Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises"; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals San Francisco is sinking, and new research shows it's more widespread — and ...

San Francisco is one of several major cities in the United States that's sinking. Researchers from Columbia University found ...

At least 20 per cent of the urban area was sinking by at least 2mm per year. These include cities like New York, Chicago, ...

U.S. cities that's sinking, new research shows. See if your area is on the list — and how quickly the land is moving.

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

At least 65 percent of urban areas in 25 major cities are sinking, with some local spots dropping by about two inches a year, ...

A new study reveals that uneven land subsidence could impact 29,000 buildings across the America's most populated ...

An alarming new report reveals that right across the country, 28 US cities are sinking, showing the kind of geologic ...

The cities with the most widespread sinking — impacting ... coastal cities included in the study, such as Los Angeles, San Diego and Jacksonville, San Francisco is also impacted by sea level ...

San Antonio is considered among the fastest-sinking cities in the United States, according to a geological study.

The new study looked at the 28 most populous cities in the U.S. and 25 of them are experiencing subsidence, or land sinking, ...