IBES Postdoctoral Researcher Sonam Futi Sherpa contributed to this new study, "Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises" ⤵️
All of the 28 most populous US cities are sinking, finds a new study by @lamont.columbia.edu postdoc Leonard Ohenhen & colleagues published in Nature Cites. From the coasts to the interior, urban areas are sinking. Most common culprit: groundwater pumping. ➡️ news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/05/08/a...