NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new scientific study shows that some of the largest cities in the United States are slowly sinking. In fact, Nashville appears to be sinking about one millimeter each year.

The ground is slowly sinking or deforming beneath all the biggest cities in the US, according to new satellite analysis. If cities don't do something about this land-sinking phenomenon, called ...

SAN ANTONIO — A new study found San Antonio has the most buildings at "high" or "very high" risk of damage from the effects of land subsidence, the slow and gradual sinking of the Earth's surface over ...

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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 ...

It might not feel like it, but the ground under our feet is sinking. Using satellite data, researchers were able to precisely map rates of subsidence, the gradual sinking of land, in dozens of major U ...

Most of us assume cities stay exactly where they are. The streets feel solid, the buildings feel permanent. But in many ...

In Texas, parts of Houston are sinking at a rate faster than 10 millimeters—or about two-fifths of an inch—per year. Parts of Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking more than 5 millimeters per year. While ...

Land sinking on the North Carolina coast could lead to thousands more people facing threats from high-tide flooding, according to a new study. Researchers used satellite measurements to understand how ...

The Invisible Crisis Beneath Our Feet Picture this: you're standing on what feels like solid ground, yet beneath your feet, the earth is sinking. Not dramatically, not all at once, but inch by inch, ...

New research from scientists at Stanford University shows that the San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever due to excessive groundwater pumping. Even though aquifers are plummeting and the ...