What are they sinking about?
this post was submitted on 08 May 2025
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The nation's fastest-sinking city is Houston, with more than 40% of its area dropping more than 5 millimeters (about 1/5 inch) per year, and 12% sinking at twice that rate.
kagis
https://texaslivingwaters.org/groundwater/subsidence-houston-galveston-region/
Understanding subsidence in the Houston-Galveston region
Since 1836, groundwater withdrawals have caused about 3,200 square miles of the Houston-Galveston area to subside (or sink) more than a foot, with some areas subsiding as much as 12 to 13 feet.
Noob-tier numbers, Texas. Here's a photo from 1977 in California showing land subsidence on a telephone pole from 1925 to 1977.
https://water.usgs.gov/ogw/pubs/fs00165/Images/fig2.jpg
My brain isn't working? The pole was installed and ground receded 9 meters over the years? How far into the ground was the pole driven in the beginning?
The pole is just an ordinary pole. In 1977, after measuring land subsidence over time, they put the signs up on it to illustrate how far the land had sunk. They could have put the signs on anything tall enough to provide enough space.
Yeah that makes way more sense... thanks
No, here's the caption.
Figure 2. Approximate location of maximum subsidence in the United States identified by research efforts of Dr. Joseph F. Poland (pictured). Signs on pole show approximate altitude of land surface in 1925, 1955, and 1977. The site is in the San Joaquin Valley southwest of Mendota, California.
Link is here
https://water.usgs.gov/ogw/pubs/fs00165/
It uses the word 'aquitards' which is what my partner will undoubtedly be calling me when I go swimming
I'll never remember that word when I need it the most :(
I'm kind of disappointed new orleans isn't on this list
Its population is too small to make it into this study, but it was mentioned in the press release from Colombia alongside Venice and Jakarta as rapidly subsiding coastal metropolises that have drawn media attention.
Ya but do any of these other places have songs about them sinking?
Isn't Colombia where Jeff got his law degree?
I'm disappointed most of Florida isn't sinking back into Hell.
the ocean is reclaiming florida, plus invasive species are also taking over, floridas obsession with reptiles.
It is, but they can’t put the cities on the list relative to non-cities in FL since the entire state is sinking.
other than the ocean, invasive species are overtaking florida too. reticulated pythons, green anacondas, giant snails, giant rats.
Lol at first I thought they were talking about population shrinking.
Not my problem. I also like how the chart has a legend showing what colors they would use if the city was rising. "Albuquerque is getting taller!"
Does that map suggest that a few cities are rising? Memphis, San Jose, Jacksonville...
The article says that the uplift on these cities is so minimal it might as well be 0.
Yeah, that makes sense
What's pushing them up?
Most likely, statistical variance.
This may be the best low key banger of a comment I've seen all year. Congrats on winn in ng the internet today
Edit: leaving the shitty phone typing
Well ... cities are heavy.
It's mostly because they're pumping all the water and oil out of the ground which makes empty spaces for everything to sink into
🦅: "DEI soil"