Study: New York City is sinking due to heavy buildings, sea levels

Study: New York City is sinking due to heavy buildings, sea levels

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ViewNew York City is sinking due to its heavy buildings and rising sea levels, new research has found.

The city is dipping about 1 to 2 mm per year, said researchers in a study published in the Earth's Future's journal.

NYC, with a population of roughly 8.4 million people, has 1,084,954 buildings. The mass of all those...

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