Seattle is among several major U.S. cities that are slowly sinking. That’s according to researchers at Virginia Tech, who ...

Seattle is sinking millimeter by millimeter, and new research shows it's more widespread — and riskier — than once suspected.

A major reason is too much groundwater is being pumped out, new research shows, threatening buildings and infrastructure nationwide.

There is something missing at the Port of Seattle and, likely, at ports around the country: big cargo ships. Trade between ...

The nation's biggest cities are sinking, according to data from a new study. Known scientifically as land "subsidence," the ...

New York, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, and five other cities are sinking at around two millimeters per year. Several cities in ...