Groundwater and oil extraction are causing the ground beneath Houston to sink faster than any other major city in the U.S., ...

HOUSTON — Houston is sinking, and it’s doing it faster than any other major city in the country, according to a new report ...

That’s according to a new study from the Columbia University Climate School. Researchers used U.S. census data from 2020 to ...

The study looked at 28 major cities and found that all of them are sinking, with Houston shifting down the fastest.

Houston, as the saying nearly goes, has a problem. The city is one of 25 American metropolises to be officially sinking, according to a new study using measurements from space.

In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking. The ...

The nation's fastest-sinking city is Houston, with more than 40% of its area dropping more than 5 millimeters (about 1/5 inch) per year, and 12% sinking at twice that rate. Some localized spots ...

One city had sunk lower than any other: Houston. open image in gallery Houston is sinking at a rate of 50 millimeters per year in some areas, one study finds (Getty Images) According to the study ...

Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a rate of 4 millimeters per year due to groundwater loss, a recent study found.

Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a faster rate than any other inland city in North America, according to a new study from ...

Houston is sinking faster than any other city in the U.S., according to a new study from the Columbia Climate School—and the problem may only be getting worse. This study, published in the ...