Note: Land subsidence rate calculated using an average from 2015 to 2021. Sources: Ohenhen, et al. (2025), Mapbox . How land is sinking in U.S. cities. Vertical land motion, in millimeters per year ...

New York is sinking at around 0.08 inches per year. Christopher Sadowski. Several cities in Texas showed some of the highest measured rates of subsidence at about 0.2 inches per year — and as ...

Subsidence, often called an "invisible threat," can damage infrastructure and increase flood risks. While some cities show slight uplift, it's negligible and doesn't negate the overall sinking trend.

The nation's biggest cities are sinking, according to data from a new study. Known scientifically as land "subsidence," the most common cause of the sinking is "massive ongoing groundwater ...

Land subsidence quietly sinks US cities, cracking roads, breaking pipelines, and wrecking infrastructure. Discover how sinking ground threatens urban life and solutions to combat this crisis. The ...

Cities all over the world, including on the US East and Gulf Coasts, are sinking. This phenomenon, called subsidence, can make extreme flooding worse and damage infrastructure. From New York to ...

The data showed the phenomenon known as land subsidence — ground sinking — is occurring in 25 of the most populous 28 U.S. cities examined, at different rates and for different reasons.

DALLAS — Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking faster than any other inland U.S. cities, according to a new study published in Nature Cities.

How much is Nashville sinking? Nashville, along with New York, Indianapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver and Portland, is among the cities subsiding at a rate of 1 to 3 millimeters per year due ...

Subsidence, often called an "invisible threat," can damage infrastructure and increase flood risks. While some cities show slight uplift, it's negligible and doesn't negate the overall sinking trend.