Why New York And Many Other US Cities Are Sinking At An Alarming Rate | GFX

A new study published in Nature Cities has revealed that New York, along with many other US cities, is sinking. (Photo creative: News18)

The land is sinking at rates that could damage infrastructure, threaten homes, and increase flood risks. (Photo creative: News18)

All 28 cities in the study showed signs of subsidence. (Photo creative: News18)

The urban areas are sinking by 2 to 10 millimetres per year. (Photo creative: News18)

80% of urban subsidence is linked to over-pumping ground water for aquifers. (Photo creative: News18)

10% of New York City is sinking 5 millimetres per year. (Photo creative: News18)

Subsidence is the gradual or sudden sinking of the Earth's surface due to movement of underground material. (Photo creative: News18)

Subsiding land worsens coastal and inland floods risk. (Photo creative: News18)

As cities grow and extract from the ground beneath them, subsidence is becoming a shared planetary challenge. (Photo creative: News18)