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In Texas, parts of Houston are sinking at a rate faster than 10 millimeters—or about two-fifths of an inch—per year. Parts of Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking more than 5 millimeters per year. While ...

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Houston is sinking faster than any other city in the U.S., according to a new study from the Columbia Climate School—and the problem may only be getting worse. This study, published in the journal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A new study using recent satellite data finds that all ...

Groundwater and oil extraction are causing the ground beneath Houston to sink faster than any other major city in the U.S., according to a new study in Nature Cities. A group of researchers from ...