Ground Sinking: The Hidden Crisis | Science News

Ground is literally sinking beneath our feet—and it’s happening faster than you think. In California’s Central Valley, land has dropped nearly two meters in decades due to over-extraction of groundwater from aquifers, turning the earth into a deflated sponge. Mining and urban development on soft soils in cities like New York and Shanghai are accelerating the collapse. And here’s the worst part: many of these sinking cities are also coastal, making them doubly vulnerable to rising seas and catastrophic flooding. It’s a quiet crisis with massive consequences—proof that what we dig up underground can reshape our world above. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/42c0f4d81326848e