This City Is Sinking Faster Than Any Other City In U.S.! Is Your City On The List?

James Coughlin, World News Report, today, May 9th, 2025. God bless you and yours, no matter where you are in the world. Please subscribe, give us a thumbs up, ring that bell for critical future updates. Houston, sinking faster than any other city in the U.S. This according to a new study from Columbia University's Climate School. And the problem may only be getting worse. The phenomena is known as subsidence, the sinking of land caused by factors such as groundwater pumping and oil extraction. Obviously, Houston has all these forces in play. More than 40% of Houston is sinking at more than 5 millimeters per year, with about 12% sinking at over 10 millimeters per year. Certain spots of the city are sinking as fast as 5 centimeters per year, but Houston is far from alone. In fact, several other Texas cities were named as some of the fastest sinking cities in the U.S. as well, including San Antonio and Dallas. San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston are three of eight of the cities that account for more than 60% of the people who reside on sinking lands in the U.S. You can see some of the other spots on this map here, but nothing compares to Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They seem to be sinking very quickly. Five centimeters a year is significant. God bless you and yours, folks. Share, subscribe, and always remember, anything's possible in bizarro worlds.