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

Flood insurance mandates loom for Harris County residents who fall in updated FEMA flood zones, though official maps have ...

Friendswood city officials have formerly endorsed the second phase of a regional flood mitigation initiative to address ...

U.S. cities that's sinking, new research shows. See if your area is on the list — and how quickly the land is moving.

The most populated cities in the country are slowly subsiding, posing risks to infrastructure and exacerbating flooding—and ...

All 28 of the most populous U.S. cities—including Houston, New York City, and Chicago—are sinking, which makes them ...

Cities including Seattle, San Diego, and Chicago are all sinking, a new study found.

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 ...

Houston is sinking faster than any other city in the U.S., according to a report released on Thursday. Here's what's causing ...

This phenomenon, called subsidence, can make extreme flooding worse and damage infrastructure. From New York to Houston, these 13 cities are losing height each year. Cities are sinking across the ...

An alarming new report reveals that right across the country, 28 US cities are sinking, showing the kind of geologic ...

The study, published in the journal Nature Cities, found that 42% of Houston's land area was sinking about one-fifth inch per ...