The worst spots are sinking 10 times faster ... at risk of flooding as land sinks and tide rises Houston's well-known subsidence issues have been hotly debated over the years.

Houston is sinking faster than any other city in the U.S., according to a report released on Thursday. Here's what's causing it.

The movement is slow — sinking on the scale of millimeters per year in the United States — but the effects accumulate over years.

In Texas, parts of Houston are sinking at a rate faster than 10 millimeters—or about two-fifths of an inch—per year. Parts of Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking more than 5 millimeters per year.

Groundwater loss is sinking U.S. cities, threatening infrastructure in densely built areas. A recent study examining the 28 most populous cities in the United States has found that every one of them ...

If one side is sinking and the other doesn’t, this will weaken the building and put people in danger. Less than one percent ...

This slow-going subsidence is measured in just a handful of millimeters per year, but rising sea levels due to climate change ...

The study, published May 8, found that Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a rate of about 4 millimeters per year, the second- and third- most of the 28 largest cities in the U.S. Only Houston ...