The East Coast is sinking. - The Verge

The East Coast is sinking. - The Verge: In May, we wrote that New York City is sagging by about 1–2mm per year, per a US Geological Survey study. That’s not all. The so-called subsidence rate of the whole East Coast is as high as 5mm a year, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus and cited by Ars Technica this morning. Even the very levees meant to protect people from worsening storm surges and climate change-induced sea level rise are sinking, say the researchers.