Researchers have said that the combined weight of the US city of New York’s buildings could cause the city to sink.
According to global media reports, researchers have shown that New York City is at risk of sinking due to the weight of its buildings, but they have said that there may be other reasons for the sinking of the city, in which the land subsided after the end of the last ice age 10,000 years ago. Factors of change are also included.
In terms of how and why areas like New York are sinking, researchers estimate that areas like New York may face future flood risks due to climate change.
The researchers noted that sea levels along the Atlantic coast of North America are expected to rise 3 to 4 times faster than the global average. Study lead author Tom Parsons, a geophysicist with the US Geological Survey, told Live Science that sea-level rise poses a risk of flooding in New York and globally.
GPS data, on the other hand, indicates that lower Manhattan is sinking at a rate of about 0.08 inches (2.1 mm) per year. Previous research suggests that the East Coast could sink 19 to 59 inches (48 to 150 cm) by 2100.
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