NYC is sinking and climate change is only making it worse
842 million tons of weight is sitting on top of New York City and is one of the reasons it is sinking. Deposit Photos The catastrophic flooding from 2012’s Hurricane Sandy inundated parts of the New York City subway system with corrosive salt water and brought with it a warning for the future. Now, scientists have learned that the city is sinking, and it’s not just the underground trains that are in trouble. [Related: New York City’s subway system isn’t ready for a storm-filled future.] A study published earlier this month in the Earth’s Future journal found that New York City is sinking at a rate of roughly one to two millimeters per year, but certain parts of northern Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, and lower Manhattan are actually sinking faster at 2.75mm per...