Detroit, along with 27 other major U.S. cities, is sinking, a recent study finds, a development that one researcher said might eventually exacerbate flooding in parts of Michigan's most populous city.

Major U.S. cities are experiencing some degree of subsidence, a.k.a. sinking. It’s not just major coastal cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Houston; landlocked cities like Las Vegas ...

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PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix is sinking into the ground by one millimeter a year, according to a new report. Researchers said this sinking could cause widespread damage to the city’s ...

Some of the biggest U.S. cities are sinking, and New York City is among them. An overall picture of the unique study — the first high-resolution, satellite-based measurement showing land sinking ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- The Columbia Climate School has found that Houston is the fastest sinking city out of 28 cities examined in its recent study released May 8. Columbia Climate School is part of ...

HOUSTON — Houston is sinking, and it’s doing it faster than any other major city in the country, according to a new report released in Nature Cities this week. The study was done by ...

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A new study raised concerns for the 28 most populous cities in the United States, most of which are sinking a small amount each year. Known scientifically as land "subsidence," the most common ...

All of the biggest cities in the United States are sinking into the ground in places, new satellite data reveal — and 34 million people are affected. However, some cities are sinking faster and ...

While some cities show slight uplift, it's negligible and doesn't negate the overall sinking trend. In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities ...

A new study reveals that many major U.S. cities are sinking due to land subsidence. Houston is sinking the fastest, with some areas dropping up to two inches per year. Groundwater extraction is ...