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28 American Cities Are Literally Sinking Into the Earth
This slow-going subsidence is measured in just a handful of millimeters per year, but rising sea levels due to climate change ...
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The Land Beneath the Biggest U.S. Cities Is Sinking, Finds New Analysis of Satellite Data
Largely due to groundwater pumping and shifting of land after the last ice age, major urban areas are subsiding, which could ...
These Texas cities are slowly sinking: study
New York, Dallas, and Seattle are seeing urban areas sink by 2 to 10 millimeters per year, according to the data. Researchers ...
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Here's why San Antonio is slowly, but steadily, sinking
Despite its distance from the coast, San Antonio is slowly sinking into the ground, a new study reveals. Why it matters: Land ...
Houston seniors stranded for months as apartment complex fails to fix critical infrastructure
Houston apartment residents face challenges as elevators remain broken for months, with a new Texas bill aiming to address ...
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Diamonds in the rough: 30 of the best prospect finds -- one for each team
Talk to any scout and they’ll tell you some version of this axiom: Big leaguers come from everywhere. What that means is that ...
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It's hotter than hot, got it. What about rain?
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston got all the way up to a new record high of 96 on Wednesday, and it should heat right back up toward 96 on Thursday. The humidity is also expected to be slightly ...