A Perfect Storm Of Factors Is Causing Major East Coast Cities To Sink. What Are They, And Can We Do Anything About It?
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/a-perfect-storm-of-factors-is-causing-major-east-coast-cities-to-sink-what-are-they-and-can-we-do-anything-about-it <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad426 <-- shared paper
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@GregCocks isnt manhattan sitting on schist? how sinking?
@barrygoldman1 A mixture of geology, across the whole region (see the figure), and bedrock has overburden generally