Major cities on the US East Coast are sinking
Major cities on the US Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year, a new study shows.
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Major cities on the US Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year, a new study shows.
Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year – a decline at the ocean’s edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year – a decline at the ocean’s edge that well outpaces glob
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