A number of cities are sinking around the Chesapeake Bay, with Hampton Roads becoming a focal point for this trend, according to a new study published by Virginia Tech.
The Virginia Tech study says land around the Chesapeake Bay is going through “subsidence,” which describes the gradual sinking of the ground due to the loss of underground resources.
“Maximum subsidence occurs in the Hampton Roads region and the central eastern Delmarva Peninsula with the magnitude of subsidence decreasing northwards and inland,” Virginia Tech’s study reads…