A new academic study found nearly half of Houston's land is subsiding at least 1/5 of an inch each year, outpacing the ...

This slow-going subsidence is measured in just a handful of millimeters per year, but rising sea levels due to climate change ...

Satellite data revealed that Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S., and that all of the other biggest cities are ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- The Columbia Climate School has found that Houston is the fastest sinking city out of 28 cities examined in its recent study released May 8. Columbia Climate School is part of ...

The nation's fastest-sinking city is Houston, with more than 40% of its area dropping more than 5 millimeters (about 1/5 inch) per year, and 12% sinking at twice that rate. Some localized spots ...

Cities across the country are sinking, especially in Houston and other cities in Texas, posing significant threats from ...

In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking. The ...

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.

Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a faster rate than any other inland city in North America, according to a new study from ...