You’ve no doubt heard the phrase “the weight of the world is on your shoulders.” But for nearly all of America’s cities, the weight is absolutely slumping the earth.
Here’s the surprising story of why every major American city is sinking.
Take the largest 25 cities in America and all but two of them are sinking into the ground anywhere from 1 to 5 millimeters per year.
The Unseen Threat: A “Slow Moving Hazard”
According to a study published in the journal Nature, the sinking of American cities is a “slow moving hazard” that will impact both the environment, people and economies. This change would be due to increased flooding, damage to structures like large building and traffic infrastructure…