East Coast Cities Sinking at Alarming Rate, Outpacing Global Sea Level Rise

New Research Reveals Over 2 Million People and 800,000 Properties Affected by Land Subsidence

Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year, outpacing global sea level rise.
Areas such as New York City, Baltimore, and Virginia Beach are seeing rapid land subsidence, increasing the risk to infrastructure like roadways, runways, building foundations, and pipelines.
Researchers used space-based radar satellites to measure millions of occurrences of land subsidence over multiple years, creating high resolution depictions of the land subsidence.
Large areas of the East Coast are sinking at least 2 mm per year, with several areas along the mid-Atlantic coast sinking more than 5 mm per year.
Subsidence rates of 2 mm per year are affecting more than 2 million people and 800,000 properties on the East Coast.