Rising sea and heavy buildings causing US city of Manhattan to sink, study finds

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2023-05-27

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Researchers say the US city of Manhattan is sinking at a rate of two millimetres a year. Steve D'Hont, one of the authors of the study, says many coastal cities are experiencing the same sinking problem.
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