Researchers Track Rapid Land Sinking in Major US City Because Development Altered the Ground ...

A recent NASA study found that several major U.S. cities are beginning to sink because of rising seas and the weight of skyscrapers. According to the New York Post, which cited data from the study ...

Scientists say this so-called "slow-moving hazard" means Chicago's urban center is losing around two millimeters of elevation every year. Chicago Tonight is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

Jakarta is one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world, and the problem is getting worse each year. Rapid population growth, groundwater extraction, and rising sea levels are all contributing to ...

A new satellite-based study has found that several cities across India are experiencing varying levels of land subsidence. While some cities remain largely stab ...

For decades, the story of coastal risk has been dominated by climate change and rising seas. But a major new global study suggests that, for hundreds of millions of people living on river deltas – ...

Most of us assume cities stay exactly where they are. The streets feel solid, the buildings feel permanent. But in many places, the ground is slowly sinking. Venice gets all the attention, yet it is ...