Seattle is among several major U.S. cities that are slowly sinking. That’s according to researchers at Virginia Tech, who ...

A major reason is too much groundwater is being pumped out, new research shows, threatening buildings and infrastructure nationwide.

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

Conducted by Virginia Tech researchers, the study used radar to visualize the land movement underneath and found that it ...

There is something missing at the Port of Seattle and, likely, at ports around the country: big cargo ships. Trade between ...

While land sinking less than an inch per year might not seem like much on paper, small shifts in land can have big effects.

A new study is fueling speculation and fear about the risks of a major earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone, including ...

The new study looked at the 28 most populous cities in the U.S. and 25 of them are experiencing subsidence, or land sinking, ...

Cities across the country are sinking, especially in Houston and other cities in Texas, posing significant threats from ...

New York, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, and five other cities are sinking at around two millimeters per year. Several cities in ...

Nature Cities 2025.) New York, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, and five other cities are sinking at about 2 millimeters per year. In every city studied, at least 20 percent of the urban area is sinking ...