A new academic study found nearly half of Houston's land is subsiding at least 1/5 of an inch each year, outpacing the ...

HOUSTON — Houston is sinking, and it’s doing it faster than any other major city in the country, according to a new report ...

The study looked at 28 major cities and found that all of them are sinking, with Houston shifting down the fastest.

A recent study shows most of the biggest cities in the country are sinking, and three Texas cities are doing so faster than ...

In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking. The ...

One city had sunk lower than any other: Houston. open image in gallery Houston is sinking at a rate of 50 millimeters per year in some areas, one study finds (Getty Images) According to the study ...

Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking at a rate of 4 millimeters per year due to groundwater loss, a recent study found.

In Texas, parts of Houston are sinking at a rate faster than 10 millimeters—or about two-fifths of an inch—per year. Parts of Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking more than 5 millimeters per year.

A major reason is too much groundwater is being pumped out, new research shows, threatening buildings and infrastructure nationwide.

Houston is sinking faster than any other city in the U.S., according to a new study from the Columbia Climate School—and the problem may only be getting worse. This study, published in the ...