Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Satellite Data Shows US East Coast is Sinking


Based on satellite imagery, geologists have determined major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, some areas as much as 2 to 5 millimeters (.08-0.2 inches) per year.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Universe Today

Read more on:

Photo of satellite data

satellite data

Photo of East Coast

East Coast

Related news:

News photo

20 years of satellite data reveal 'staggering' levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising

News photo

Satellite data identifies warning signs ahead of 2018 volcanic eruption, tsunami

News photo

What is thundersnow? The weird weather phenomenon rumbling through the East Coast and Midwest