New York is sinking

No, it is not the premise of a new Batman movie, New York (NY) is gradually sinking 1-2 millimeters a year, thanks to rising sea levels and downward pressure exerted by the city’s signature skyline superstructures.

Why?
A new geological study revealed that the collective mass of NYC’s buildings is around 1.68 trillion pounds and over time, this has pressed down on the land.

Depending on the soil and groundwater level, certain parts of the city are skinning faster than others. Staten Island is one of them.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers is already shoring up banks in certain NYC areas to prevent flooding.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently projected that in 2050 moderate flooding in NYC will become 10 times more frequent than it is now.

Not just NY
Coastal cities across the world face “inundation” hazards with the increasing sea levels every year.

The study says that “every additional high-rise building constructed at coastal, river, or lakefront settings could contribute to future flood risk.”