A hidden force is causing highly populated river deltas to sink. In many cases, the subsidence is happening faster than the sea is rising ...

New satellite maps reveal that major U.S. cities are slowly sinking, exposing hidden risks to infrastructure and urban life.

Some of the biggest U.S. cities are sinking, and New York City is among them. The study, lead by Columbia Climate School postdoctoral researcher Leonard Ohenhen, found the most common cause for land ...

A recent Virginia Tech study mapped measurable sinking across 28 major U.S. cities using satellite radar. The findings reveal that in many places, the downward movement is gradual but widespread.

A global study of major river deltas shows human-driven land subsidence is now overtaking climate change as the biggest flood ...

Boston is sinking, and it’s not just because of sea level rise, a new study reveals. A study from the British journal Nature Cities published May 8 found that 25 out of the 28 most populous cities in ...

Thank you to Trade Coffee for sponsoring this episode. It's more than climate change putting coastal cities at risk of ...

Urban areas worldwide are enduring a quiet crisis, subsidence, or settlement of land under them. Poured forward by human activities such as groundwater pumping and natural processes like crustal ...