A new academic study found nearly half of Houston's land is subsiding at least 1/5 of an inch each year, outpacing the ...

Largely due to groundwater pumping and shifting of land after the last ice age, major urban areas are subsiding, which could ...

If you live in a major American city, the ground might be sinking beneath you. Ground beneath major U.S. cities—including New ...

This slow-going subsidence is measured in just a handful of millimeters per year, but rising sea levels due to climate change ...

Houston is sinking faster than any other city in the U.S., according to a report released on Thursday. Here's what's causing ...

In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking. The ...

The study looked at 28 major cities and found that all of them are sinking, with Houston shifting down the fastest.

A recently published study found that Houston is the fastest-sinking major city in the United States, with more than 40% of its land area subsiding faster than 5 millimeters per year. The study ...

Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a rate of 4 millimeters per year due to groundwater loss, a recent study found.

Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a faster rate than any other inland city in North America, according to a new study from ...