The Weight of Skyscrapers is Sinking New York City.

New research has found that New York City is sinking due to the weight of its skyscrapers, exacerbating the flooding threat posed by rising sea levels. The city is subsiding by approximately 1-2mm each year on average, with some areas plunging at double this rate. The sheer bulk of the city's built infrastructure, which weighs roughly equivalent to the weight of 140 million elephants, is pushing down on a mixture of different materials found in the ground. The risks faced by New York City will be shared by many other coastal cities around the world as the climate crisis deepens.