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Mapped: The U.S. Cities at Risk of Sinking
Visual Capitalist ^ | 2/20/26 | Julia Wendling

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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1 posted on 02/20/2026 2:02:49 PM PST by Duke C.
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To: Duke C.
I just hope the country doesn't tip over and capsize.


2 posted on 02/20/2026 2:09:22 PM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: Frank Drebin

I just hope the country doesn’t tip over and capsize. 😆 😆
I just about pi$$ed my pants.


3 posted on 02/20/2026 2:13:32 PM PST by lucky american (Had enough yet?)
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To: Duke C.

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.


4 posted on 02/20/2026 2:13:35 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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"...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...

5 posted on 02/20/2026 2:16:52 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: Duke C.

WE’RE ALL GUNNA DIE (again)


6 posted on 02/20/2026 2:25:02 PM PST by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: Duke C.

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.


7 posted on 02/20/2026 2:25:16 PM PST by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: Duke C.

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.


8 posted on 02/20/2026 2:32:11 PM PST by microgood
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To: Duke C.

New Orleans?


9 posted on 02/20/2026 2:32:27 PM PST by FatherofFive (We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor)
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To: Duke C.

The sky is falling The sky is falling ... oh wait ... The ground is sinking The ground is falling


10 posted on 02/20/2026 2:36:41 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: Duke C.

Cities have bee sinking since people built cities.


11 posted on 02/20/2026 2:40:15 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Duke C.

Waitin’ to hear the explanation about how this is caused by driving gas-powered cars.


12 posted on 02/20/2026 2:41:25 PM PST by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: Duke C.

Linky no worky.


13 posted on 02/20/2026 2:44:25 PM PST by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smart-ass disorder. )
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To: Duke C.

Get rid of all those fatass illegals that stink up the bodegas and there won’t be so much weight pushing down.


14 posted on 02/20/2026 2:47:38 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: Duke C.

Looks like a win/win situation based on the map.


15 posted on 02/20/2026 2:48:11 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Duke C.

Surprisingly, New Orleans is not on the list.


16 posted on 02/20/2026 2:51:28 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Duke C.

They obviously have never heard of Pascal’s Principle.......


17 posted on 02/20/2026 2:53:27 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (AOC for President, 2028. And don't forget to detoxify your liver.)
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To: Duke C.

Not a single Florida city on the list. This tells me that this politics not science.


18 posted on 02/20/2026 2:55:32 PM PST by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)
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To: Duke C.

So, nothing in Hawaii or Alaska, right?


19 posted on 02/20/2026 2:56:09 PM PST by Whatever Works
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To: Duke C.

As a youngster I remember hearing Washington DC was sinking because it was built on a swamp.


20 posted on 02/20/2026 2:56:49 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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