The Sinking of New York City: Skyscrapers and Rising Sea Levels Threaten the City
TL;DR
New York City is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 mm per year, the same rate as Venice, Italy, due to the weight of its buildings and rising sea levels. The threat of sea level rise is three-to-four times higher in New York than the global average along the Atlantic Coast, and some parts of the city are subsiding even faster. Other coastal cities around the world are also sinking at an alarming rate, posing a shared global challenge of mitigation against a growing inundation hazard.
- NYC is sinking as fast as Venice, Italy, new calculations suggest Business Insider
- NYC sinking: Buildings, sea levels threaten New York, study says USA TODAY
- Study: NYC is sinking under the weight of skyscrapers CNN
- NYC's heavy skyscrapers may be causing it to sink: researchers New York Daily News
- New York, the city that never sleeps, may soon lie in slumber under the sea | Trending on WION WION
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