New York City is sinking due to its million-plus buildings, study says
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Heavy rainfall from recent major hurricanes like Ida have inundated the city, and some of the effects of urbanization "have allowed water to come in," say experts.
(CNN) — New York City is sinking under the collective weight of all of its buildings, a new study has found. This gradual process could spell trouble for a city around which the sea level has been rising more than twice as fast as the global rate — and is projected to rise between 8 inches and 30 inches by
A new study published in the journal ‘Earth’s Future’ compared satellite data to the geology beneath Manhattan and it showed that the city is collapsing into the earth.
Scientific Study Discovers New York City Is Sinking
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Is Manhattan Sinking? - New Jersey Digest
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NYC is sinking under the weight of its buildings: geologists
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NYC is sinking under weight of its buildings, study finds
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New York sinking under the weight of its buildings: study
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East Coast cities are sinking at an alarming rate, new research warns
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New York City is SINKING: Scientists say real estate poses more threat to city than climate change
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New study finds that New York City is sinking due to the weight of its skyscrapers
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New York is sinking under its own weight, study finds
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New York City is sinking due to weight of its skyscrapers, new research finds, New York