How does an entire city survive and thrive on water for over 1500 years without sinking into the sea? Venice, one of the world’s most iconic cities, holds the secrets of extraordinary engineering that ...

At least 20 per cent of the urban area was sinking by at least 2mm per year. These include cities like New York, Chicago, ...

A floating boom has surrounded a large two-masted sailing vessel that sank over the weekend at its Alameda dock in the Oakland Estuary. The Kaisei is a ...

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 ...

New York, Dallas, Seattle and 25 other major U.S. cities are sinking, threatening the structural integrity of buildings, roads, dams and other forms of infrastructure, new research found.

Venice, Italy CNN — It’s the “floating city” but also the sinking city. In the past century, Venice has subsided by around 25 centimeters, or nearly 10 inches. Meanwhile, the average sea ...

While some cities show slight uplift, it's negligible and doesn't negate the overall sinking trend. In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities ...

An alarming new report reveals that right across the country, 28 US cities are sinking, showing the kind of geologic subsidence that could impact buildings and infrastructure sooner rather than later.