Human Activity is Driving Rapid Sinking of World’s River Deltas – State of the Planet
The work reveals which human-driven activities are the main drivers Adapted from a press release…
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Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2
Trees floating towards the Arctic OceanCarl Christoph Stadie/The Alfred Wegener Institute Cutting down swathes of…
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’s levees are sinking and short on money
It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina,…
Why are all of America’s biggest cities sinking?
Cities sit unmoving on the landscape — a sprawling collection of roads, sidewalks, and buildings…
Every Major American City Is Slowly Sinking, New Research Reveals
A comprehensive study published in Nature Cities has uncovered an alarming reality: all of America’s…
All of the Biggest U.S. Cities Are Sinking – State of the Planet
A new study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking…
The Gulf Coast is sinking, making hurricanes like Francine even more dangerous
Hurricane Francine barreled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm, packing 100…
Bayesian Yacht Sinking: Climate Change Created Perfect Storm for Waterspouts
The waterspout blamed for the deadly sinking of a luxury superyacht carrying the British tech…
Mexico City’s metro system is sinking fast. Yours could be next.
This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
Mexico City’s Metro System Is Sinking Fast. Yours Could Be Next
Solano‐Rojas and his colleagues found subsidence in the area of an overpass near the Olivos…