San Francisco International Airport (SFO), built on reclaimed land over former marshes, faces heightened risks from land subsidence and sea-level rise — a growing concern as much of the ...

San Francisco is one of several major cities in the United States that's sinking. Researchers from Columbia University found ...

Data: Ohenhen, et al., 2025, "Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises"; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals San Francisco is sinking, and new research shows it's more widespread — and ...

San Francisco is sinking. SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco is one of several major cities in the United States that's sinking, ...

This slow-going subsidence is measured in just a handful of millimeters per year, but rising sea levels due to climate change ...

The study found Detroit has sunk by approximately 10.2 millimeters, or about 0.4 inches, from 2015-2021, based on an average ...

San Antonio is considered among the fastest-sinking cities in the United States, according to a geological study.

San Francisco is one of several major ... University found that the city is in a so-called "fast-sinking zone." Leonard Ohenhen, the study's lead author, joined us for more insight into what's ...