NASA scientists find rising sea levels and a sinking city possibly bringing more flooding concerns to the major metropolitan ...
While the ground may feel stable under your feet, it's always moving ever so slightly — not just horizontally with the movement of tectonic plates, but also vertically. And New York City, in ...
Scientists using space-based radar found that land in New York City is sinking at varying rates due to human and natural ...
Some hotspots are sinking faster than others, including LaGuardia Airport, Arthur Ashe Stadium and Coney Island.
The neighborhoods in New York City that saw the most rapid vertical land motion from 2016 to 2023, according to the study, ...
Not all land is uniformly level in greater New York City, and parts of the region — including major roads and the home of the ...
New York City is sinking at the same time that sea levels around the world are rising, which could exacerbate flooding concerns for the region.
New York, home to over 1 million buildings weighing nearly 1.7 trillion pounds, is going under its own weight and researchers ...
As humans continue to dump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the resulting climate change causes sea levels to rise.
A new study has pinpointed just how much New York City is sinking, and which hotspots are most affected. As sea levels are rising, the Big Apple is sinking at a subsidence rate of about 1.6 ...
While the ground may feel stable under your feet, it's always moving ever so slightly — not just horizontally with the movement of tectonic plates, but also vertically. And New York City, in ...