DALLAS — Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking faster than any other inland U.S. cities, according to a new study published in Nature Cities.
A group of researchers measured, using satellite observations, the vertical displacement in 28 urban cities across the U.S. The study found that Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a rate of about 4 millimeters per year, the second and third most of the 22 largest U.S. cities.
The gradual sinking of the Earth’s surface, also known as subsidence, is a growing hazard with costly environmental, social and economic impacts on urban centers, researchers said…