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 nation's biggest cities are sinking, according to data from a new 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, ...

The movement is slow — sinking on the scale of millimeters per year in the United States — but the effects accumulate over ...

Cities across the U.S., including inland ones such as Denver and Dallas, are settling into the earth, posing increased ...

Cities including Seattle, San Diego, and Chicago are all sinking, a new study found.

The researchers found that in 25 of the 28 cities studied, two-thirds or more of the urban area is sinking. In every city studied, at least 20 percent of the area is sinking, while in 25 cities ...

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

Houston was the fastest-sinking city out of those studied, with 42% of its land area subsiding faster than 5 mm per year and 12% subsiding faster than 10 mm per year, researchers found.

Cities from New York to Houston are sinking into the ground little by little, putting an estimated $109 billion of property at risk of flooding.

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