A new study published in recent days argues that the city of Chicago is slowly sinking, raising risks of flooding and ...

The land underneath the largest cities in the United States is sinking, a phenomenon threatening buildings, roads and rail lines, according to new research. But that sinking, known as subsidence ...

Recent studies in Chicago and Miami have suggested that heat from the city and vibrations from construction, respectively, could also contribute to buildings sinking. Read next ...

New York, Chicago, Seattle, Denver and five other cities were found to be sinking about two millimeters (around 0.08 inch) per year. Several cities in Texas had some of the highest measured rates ...

Scientists have discovered that the 28 most populous cities in the US are sinking, with 34 million people living in the affected areas. Researchers found ongoing groundwater extraction for ...

President Trump took shots at former President Barack Obama's Presidential Center in Chicago while meeting with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday, calling it "a disaster" and blaming ...