New York City Is Sinking, Due to Enormous Weight, Study Warns.<br />'The Guardian' reports that New York City is slowly <br />sinking as a result of the massive weight of its <br />buildings, increasing the threat of rising seas.<br />According to new research, <br />the city has sunk by an average <br />of approximately 1-2 mm every year. .<br />Researchers found that some <br />areas of the city were <br />sinking at twice that rate.<br />The slow descent has exacerbated <br />the impact of accelerated sea level <br />rise due to global warming.<br />Since 1950, the water surrounding <br />New York has risen about 9 inches.<br />'The Guardian' reports that by the end of <br />the century, major flooding events could <br />become as much as four times more frequent. .<br />A deeply concentrated population of <br />8.4 million people faces varying degrees <br />of hazard from inundation in New York City, Via 'The Weight of New York City: Possible <br />Contributions to Subsidence From Anthropogenic Sources'.<br />According to the authors of the study, many <br />coastal cities around the world will share similar <br />risks as the climate crisis worsens.<br />The combination of tectonic and <br />anthropogenic subsidence, sea level rise, <br />and increasing hurricane intensity imply <br />an accelerating problem along <br />coastal and riverfront areas, Via 'The Weight of New York City: Possible Contributions <br />to Subsidence From Anthropogenic Sources'.<br />The combination of tectonic and <br />anthropogenic subsidence, sea level rise, <br />and increasing hurricane intensity imply <br />an accelerating problem along <br />coastal and riverfront areas, Via 'The Weight of New York City: Possible Contributions <br />to Subsidence From Anthropogenic Sources'.<br />The researchers calculate that all of , the city's structures weigh an estimated , 1.68 trillion pounds.<br />'The Weight of New York City: Possible Contributions <br />to Subsidence From Anthropogenic Sources' <br />was published in the journal 'Earth’s Future.'
