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 ...

A new study reveals that uneven land subsidence could impact 29,000 buildings across the America's most populated ...

At least 65 percent of urban areas in 25 major cities are sinking, with some local spots dropping by about two inches a year, ...

At least 20 per cent of the urban area was sinking by at least 2mm per year. These include cities like New York, Chicago, ...

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

The cities with the most widespread sinking — impacting ... coastal cities included in the study, such as Los Angeles, San Diego and Jacksonville, San Francisco is also impacted by sea level ...

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

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 ...