Another limitation of the study is that the scientists weren’t able to mimic the 400-year development of the city to fully capture and project how its weight—and therefore any related sinking—could play out over the coming years. “They model the overall subsidence from an initial load of...
What's the story? A new study in the Earth's Future journal found that New York City is sinking under the weight of its
New York City – like many cities – is slowly sinking. But the weight of its skyscrapers is accelerating the process in Manhattan. What is happening in the metropolis and how can the sinking be stopped? Rising sea levels are bad news for many cities. For example, the US metropolis of Ne...
Scientists say New York City is sinking by up to four millimetres a year under the weight of all its skyscrapers. A team of geophysicists from the United States Geological Survey calculated that there are 1,084,954 buildings in the city, weighing around 764 billion kilograms. This weight does...
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The sinking caused by heavy buildings is something the researchers say can continue indefinitely. According to a new study, all of New York City is under pressure due to the weight of its many massive buildings. It’s enough pressure, in fact, that the city is sinking. ...
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The study team then used simulations to calculate the effects of that weight on the ground, comparing that with satellite data showing actual surface geology. That analysis revealed the rate at which the city is sinking: “The average is about 1 to 2 millimeters a year, with some areas of ...