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New York City faces sinking threat, study warns: It s inevitable

The research team calculated all the structures add up to about 1.7 trillion tons of concrete, metal and glass, around the mass of 4,700 Empire State buildings pressing down on the Earth.

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New York City is sinking under weight of skyscrapers, homes

If rising oceans aren t worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, asphalt and humanity itself.

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Is New York City sinking? 2023 study measures subsidence

New research estimates the city's landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year, something referred to as “subsidence.”

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As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking - World News

As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking - World News
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The heaviest of loads: New York slowly sinking under the weight of its buildings and infrastructure, report finds

If rising oceans aren’t worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes,

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