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.

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

A recently published study found that Houston is the fastest-sinking major city in the United States, with more than 40% of its land area subsiding faster than 5 millimeters per year. The study ...

Houston is sinking faster than any other city in the U.S., according to a new study from the Columbia Climate School—and the problem may only be getting worse. This study, published in the ...