The city that never sinks?
New geological research warns that the weight of New York City’s skyscrapers is actually causing the Big Apple — whose more than 1 million buildings weigh nearly 1.7 trillion pounds — to sink lower into its surrounding bodies of water.
The city is plopping closer to the water at a rate of 1 to 2 millimeters a year, “with some areas subsiding much faster.”
While that may not seem significant to untrained eyes, the gradual descent makes NYC extremely vulnerable to natural disasters, according to lead researcher and geologist Tom Parsons of the United States Geological Survey.
Lower Manhattan is particularly at risk, and there is concern for both Brooklyn and Queens as well, according to the study.
nypost.com/2023/05/17/nyc-is-sinking-under-the-weight-of-its-buildings-geologists/
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/19/new-york-city-sinking-skyscrapers-climate-crisis
abc7ny.com/nyc-sinking-study-flooding/13265769/
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