Posted on 11/26/2021 10:34:11 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
Although the Millennium Tower is the third heaviest building in the Bay Area, researchers confirm the entire downtown area is sinking as well.
“I looked at every building in the Bay Area, so just under a million buildings,” said U.S Geological Survey research geophysicist Tom Parsons, who estimates that over the last century, 3.5 trillion pounds of development and human activity – including the subsidence tied to loss of groundwater -- have led to an estimated settlement of three inches across the entire Bay Area.
Turns out that at an estimated 686 million pounds, the Millennium Tower is the third heaviest building in the city. The top nine all weigh more than 300-million pounds, but the only one that’s leaning significantly is the Millennium. Groundwater loss from adjacent construction has been blamed for the problem by the tower’s developers, while geotechnical experts say the key is that its foundation is not rooted in bedrock.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcbayarea.com ...
And don’t forget the possible presence of nasty fossil fuels deep in the earth.
They expect buildings to sink up to 4 inches....
When a earthquake hits I expect to see many skyscrapers there toppled over.
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