Chicago, other cities could sink due to climate change, study warns
According to the researchers' computer simulations, warmer temperatures can cause the ground to contract beneath the weight of a building.
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According to the researchers' computer simulations, warmer temperatures can cause the ground to contract beneath the weight of a building.
A new study showed for the first time that "underground climate change" causes the ground beneath urban areas to move, expand and contract.
Yay, another way climate change is affecting us.
Researchers are blaming 'underground climate change' for cities in the US to sink. Heat from ground structures is causing the ground to deform, resulting in buildings and infrastructure to shift.
US researchers have pointed out the danger that the subsurface impacts of climate change could have on the foundations of city buildings.