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Survey finds big cities slowly sinking into ground

Survey finds big cities slowly sinking into ground

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May 09, 2025
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America's largest cities are slowly sinking due to their own weight, drought and other geological pressures, according to a study published in Nature Cities. Houston is "buckling" fastest, according to the study's interpretation of satellite data, with more than 40 percent of its land subsiding faster than 5mm a year. There, groun…

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