"Study Reveals East Coast Cities Sinking"

A new study reveals that highly populated areas along the U.S. East Coast, including New York City, Baltimore, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Long Island, are experiencing rapid subsidence, posing a significant risk to critical infrastructures such as roads, flight paths, building foundations, railway lines, and pipelines. The study, conducted by researchers from Virginia Tech University and the U.S. Geological Survey, shows that specific areas along the Mid-Atlantic coast are subsiding at an alarming rate exceeding 5 mm per year, surpassing the global sea-level rise. This poses tangible threats affecting millions of people and properties along the East Coast, intensifying the risk of coastal flooding, especially when ground sinking coincides with rising sea levels due to climate change.