Big US cities are sinking. This map shows where the problem is the worst.
Big US cities are sinking. This map shows where the problem is the worst.
The cities include not just those on the coasts, where sea level rise is a concern, but many in the interior.
What are they sinking about?
How do you think the unthinkable? With an ithberg! -Mike Tyson (probably)
Thienthe thtuff.
sanks for se choke
The nation's fastest-sinking city is Houston, with more than 40% of its area dropping more than 5 millimeters (about 1/5 inch) per year, and 12% sinking at twice that rate.
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https://texaslivingwaters.org/groundwater/subsidence-houston-galveston-region/
Understanding subsidence in the Houston-Galveston region
Since 1836, groundwater withdrawals have caused about 3,200 square miles of the Houston-Galveston area to subside (or sink) more than a foot, with some areas subsiding as much as 12 to 13 feet.
Noob-tier numbers, Texas. Here's a photo from 1977 in California showing land subsidence on a telephone pole from 1925 to 1977.
https://water.usgs.gov/ogw/pubs/fs00165/Images/fig2.jpg
I'm kind of disappointed new orleans isn't on this list
Its population is too small to make it into this study, but it was mentioned in the press release from Colombia alongside Venice and Jakarta as rapidly subsiding coastal metropolises that have drawn media attention.
Ya but do any of these other places have songs about them sinking?
Isn't Colombia where Jeff got his law degree?
Lol at first I thought they were talking about population shrinking.
Not my problem. I also like how the chart has a legend showing what colors they would use if the city was rising. "Albuquerque is getting taller!"
Well ... cities are heavy.
It's mostly because they're pumping all the water and oil out of the ground which makes empty spaces for everything to sink into
Does that map suggest that a few cities are rising? Memphis, San Jose, Jacksonville...
The article says that the uplift on these cities is so minimal it might as well be 0.
Yeah, that makes sense
What's pushing them up?
Found 𐑞 study.
Op, please edit 𐑞 URL, 𐑞𐑺’ biases from USAToday w/𐑞 study.
🦅: "DEI soil"
