U.S. Cities at Risk of Sinking

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• DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Isn’t New Orleans already sinking?

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• rainwall@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Seattle was built by digging through the local hills and dumping them into the bay. Half the downtown wouldn’t exist without these massive eartworks done a century ago.

  Still plently of hills left to start backfilling if needed.

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  • UnspecificGravity@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Seriously. i don’t get the methodology here. Sea levels could increase ten feet and Seattle would lose like 5 city blocks. The AVERAGE elevation of Seattle is 180ft above sea level.

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    • ExistingConsumingSpace@midwest.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sea level is irrelevant. This isn’t about water rise, but the land itself sinking (compressing). This can cause damage to infrastructure, buildings, and alter where areas lie in the water table (potentially increasing flooding).

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• gnuthing@lemmygrad.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Is this due to ground water removal?

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