Washington, D.C. Could Sink Six Inches Over Next Century
Geo Beats
2015-07-29
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Scientists are sounding the alarm bell after recent research has shown that Washington, D.C. faces the prospect of sinking at least six inches over the course of the next 100 years.
A team of geologists led by Dr. Ben DeJong from the University of Vermont, recently published a study suggesting that Washington, D.C. could sink at least six inches over the course of the next century.
DeJong attributes the problem to a phenomenon called "forebulge collapse" which he explains with a somewhat sticky comparison:
“It’s a bit like sitting on one side of a water bed filled with very thick honey,” DeJong said, “The other side goes up. But when you stand, the bulge comes down again.”
During the last ice age, a massive sheet of
A team of geologists led by Dr. Ben DeJong from the University of Vermont, recently published a study suggesting that Washington, D.C. could sink at least six inches over the course of the next century.
DeJong attributes the problem to a phenomenon called "forebulge collapse" which he explains with a somewhat sticky comparison:
“It’s a bit like sitting on one side of a water bed filled with very thick honey,” DeJong said, “The other side goes up. But when you stand, the bulge comes down again.”
During the last ice age, a massive sheet of
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