Groundwater and oil extraction are causing the ground beneath Houston to sink faster than any other major city in the U.S., ...

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

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 ...

HOUSTON — Houston is sinking, and it’s doing it faster than any other major city in the country, according to a new report released in Nature Cities this week. The study was done by ...

From Houston’s rapid subsidence to rising tides in Galveston, Texas is grappling with serious environmental issues ...

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 ...

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.

(Fort Worth, Texas) - The first thing you think of when you hear the word sinking is a boat out on the water going under.

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