Survey finds big cities slowly sinking into ground

America's largest cities are slowly sinking due to their own weight, drought and other geological pressures, according to a study published in Nature Cities. Houston is 'buckling' fastest, according to the study's interpretation of satellite data, with more than 40 percent of its land subsiding faster than 5mm a year. — Read the rest
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