Between 2016 and 2023, researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) used a space-based method known as interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) to 3D-map the ground beneath New York City, measuring vertical land motion over time. They found that during this period, the area sank an average of 0.06 inches (1.6 millimeters) per year.

New York, home to over 1 million buildings weighing nearly 1.7 trillion pounds, is going under its own weight and researchers with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Rutgers University have identifi

Parts of the New York City metropolitan area are sinking and rising at different rates due to factors ranging from land-use practices to long-lost glaciers, scientists have found. While the elevation changes seem small—fractions of inches per year—they can enhance or diminish local flood risk linked to sea level rise.

Torrential rains that triggered flash flood warnings wreaked havoc across the New York City metro area Friday.

Torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady rainfall triggered flash flooding in New York City on Friday (September 29), disrupting subway service in the most populous U.S. city and turning some streets into small lakes.

A localized but intense flood event was underway Friday morning in the most densely populated corridor of the country. New York City and adjacent portions of Long Island were under flash flood warnings as intense,

Flash flooding in New York Friday was so bad it brought some parts of The City That Never Sleeps to a standstill. A month's worth of rain fell in three hours, leaving cars, people and the subway all under water.