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Posted: 2025-05-09 01:30:32 UTC
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A Virginia Tech study reveals that 28 major U.S. cities, including NYC, Chicago, and Dallas, are sinking due to aggressive groundwater extraction, threatening infrastructure and potentially leading to catastrophic consequences.
28 U.S. cities are subsiding, with over 65% of land affected in many of these cities.
Subsidence is occurring at rates of up to 10mm per year in some areas.
Aggressive groundwater extraction is identified as the primary cause.
Infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and rail are at risk.
The danger is hidden, cumulative, and accelerating, potentially leading to catastrophic collapse.
Aggressive groundwater extraction
Subsidence of land in major U.S. cities
Threat to infrastructure (roads, bridges, rail)
Hidden and cumulative nature of the problem
Potential for catastrophic collapse