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# New York City is sinking due to weight of its skyscrapers, new research finds
- URL: https://werd.io/new-york-city-is-sinking-due-to-weight-of-its/
- Published: 2023-05-19T14:22:50.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-19T14:22:50.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

“The Big Apple may be the city that never sleeps but it is a city that certainly sinks, subsiding by approximately 1-2mm each year on average, with some areas of New York City plunging at double this rate, according to researchers.” [#Climate](https://werd.io/tag/Climate)

\[[Link](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/19/new-york-city-sinking-skyscrapers-climate-crisis)\]