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New York City is sinking due to weight of its skyscrapers, new research finds
- josefresco 3y agoRelated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_2140 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_2140
- jsnell 3y agoDupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35983475 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35983475
- mjdowney 3y agoFor context it's sinking at 0.1 cm / year, versus 50 cm / year in Mexico City and 20 cm / year in Jakarta.
- rektide 3y agoNow I want an internet connected accelerometer for major cities. That's wild! Is that right? That's so much!
- jl6 3y agoDoes a skyscraper cause the whole island of Manhattan to sink, or just the land directly underneath it? If the latter, would we expect the result to be a bowl-like structure where skyscrapers have pushed the middle down but the edges remain as they were? (Unless the edges also have skyscrapers on them I guess).
- realitysballs 3y agoSomeone should calc out when it will start flooding
- NikkiA 3y agoVarious subway stations flood regularly, so... 40 years ago or so?
- classified 3y agoWill it be renamed to New Venice?