Relentless construction is also causing the city to subside ... This makes those areas particularly vulnerable to sinking under the pressure of buildings. The researchers then compared their ...

Look for the “Men’s Finest Clothing” sign above the building and enter it to find the letter in the room upstairs. Collect it from the desk. This is all we have in our The Sinking City ...

There’s a lot of flaws, a lot of loopholes there, because they (developers) just go through the motions,’ said Vice Mayor ...

“That’s interesting … that the building is sinking,” David said with a chuckle, adding, “I wonder if the city is going to take some steps to prevent that from happening.” City ...

The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. If this goes unchecked, parts of the megacity could be entirely submerged ...

New research reveals that Miami's skyscrapers are sinking due to construction-induced subsidence, putting coastal infrastructure at risk.

Surfside town commissioners plan to discuss how to better regulate development of new projects to protect nearby buildings after a study found 35 high-rises along Miami’s barrier islands are sinking ...

The city’s shallow foundations make it even more prone to sinking. This makes the buildings more likely to sink further. Climate change is causing Venice’s sea level to rise. Studies show the ...

The 35 buildings surveyed along an ... Geological Survey showed that areas of New York City, Long Island, Baltimore and Virginia Beach were sinking more than the rate of seawater rise.

Nearby construction, the study found, “accelerated, if not instigated,” the sinking of some ... nearly 70 percent of buildings in the north and center of the city affected to varying degrees ...