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

U.S. cities that's sinking, new research shows. See if your area is on the list — and how quickly the land is moving.

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 ...

President Donald Trump has offered to help out with the development the Obama Presidential Center which has been plagued by ...

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 ...

The United States could be standing on the brink of a significant ecological disaster as 28 of its major ... cities like Chicago, Dallas, Columbus, and Ohio, are among those where the decline ...

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 ...