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At least 65 percent of urban areas in 25 major cities are sinking, with some local spots dropping by about two inches a year, ...
In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking. The ...
Almost every city on the U.S coastline saw an increase in sea level rises in 2024, according to the Virginia Institute of ...
The new study looked at the 28 most populous cities in the U.S. and 25 of them are experiencing subsidence, or land sinking, ...
While land sinking less than an inch per year might not seem like much on paper, small shifts in land can have big effects.
Minneapolis was ranked among the cities with the cleanest air, while Seattle was praised for its investment in green spaces ...
He told USA TODAY that "some early warning signs (of subsidence ... and sinkage at the surface. On the map, three cities (San Jose, California; Memphis, Tennessee; and Jacksonville, Florida) have ...
He told USA TODAY that "some early warning signs ... On the map, why do some cities show uplift instead of sinking? On the map, three cities — San Jose, Memphis, and Jacksonville — have ...