Shanghai’s skyline glitters with sleek financial skyscrapers and glossy residential towers, but below the city’s lustrous facade lies an enduring problem. Thanks to mass urban migration, soft soil and ...

The Mile High City is sinking by two millimeters a year, which could be a “slow-moving hazard” for critical infrastructure, warns a Virginia Tech University study published on Thursday, May 8, in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A map of New York City shows where it's sinking and how much, including a hotspot around LaGuardia Airport.Adapted from Ohenhen et ...

The Millennium Tower may be the most recognizable sinking building in the city, but one researcher says earth-based and space-based observations confirm the entire downtown area around it is sinking ...

After releasing a bombshell study in December that revealed that dozens of skyscrapers are sinking on the wealthy barrier island communities of Miami-Dade County, the authors are calling for further ...

The 28 most populous U.S. cities are all settling to one degree or other, according to a study in Nature Cities. The phenomenon isn't limited to coastal urban areas but includes population centers in ...

Sinking buildings along South Florida's coastline are currently being monitored around the clock with sensors. The technology is aimed at spotting a problem before it starts. Back in December, a study ...

All the biggest US cities are sinking, a new study found with satellite analysis. In 28 cities, about 29,000 buildings are at risk of damage and worsening flooding. This sinking, or subsidence, is ...