Sea levels are rising, but is South Florida also sinking? What the research shows
Tall, heavy buildings on a thin, man-made island can be a recipe for more flooding.
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Tall, heavy buildings on a thin, man-made island can be a recipe for more flooding.
Sea level rise could hit major US cities like New Orleans and San Francisco harder than expected by mid-century because coastal land is sinking
From New York to Norfolk, America's eastern shoreline is silently slipping away. Here's what's happening—and why we should worry.
It's not just land that's sinking, so are "infrastructure hubs," said lead author Leonard Ohenhen, a graduate student at Virginia Tech’s Earth Observation and Innovation Lab.
Groundwater, which resides in aquifers below the surface of the Earth, is a critical natural resource. It accounts for 95% of our freshwater resources.