Explained: Why New York is sinking under its own weight

A study in journal Earth’s Future has found that New York is sinking at a rate of  1 to 2 millimetres per year. This is due to a phenomenon known as subsidence – which is exactly what happened in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath

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