Posted on 02/20/2026 2:02:49 PM PST by Duke C.
Across the United States, the ground beneath many major cities is gradually subsiding. Research published in Nature Cities shows that 25 of the 28 largest U.S. urban areas are sinking, a trend with serious implications for infrastructure durability, flood risk, and long-term resilience.
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I just hope the country doesn’t tip over and capsize. 😆 😆
I just about pi$$ed my pants.
When you revisit the city in 100 years will you notice that the city is lower by 10 inches. There might be a step you have to go down as you get close.
That's what she said, just before the bed broke...
WE’RE ALL GUNNA DIE (again)
Let all the leftist controlled cities sink, these are all run by whackos and nut jobs anyway.As they slither beneath the waves, we will tell them not to move anywhere near our red states.
It can happen. Long Beach Naval Shipyard sunk after they pumped tons of oil out of it. They actually had to modify the drydocks because the island went below sea level.
New Orleans?
The sky is falling The sky is falling ... oh wait ... The ground is sinking The ground is falling
Cities have bee sinking since people built cities.
Waitin’ to hear the explanation about how this is caused by driving gas-powered cars.
Linky no worky.
Get rid of all those fatass illegals that stink up the bodegas and there won’t be so much weight pushing down.
Looks like a win/win situation based on the map.
Surprisingly, New Orleans is not on the list.
They obviously have never heard of Pascal’s Principle.......
Not a single Florida city on the list. This tells me that this politics not science.
So, nothing in Hawaii or Alaska, right?
As a youngster I remember hearing Washington DC was sinking because it was built on a swamp.
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