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Sinking Cities: Why Parts of Phoenix—and Much of Urban America—Are Slowly Dropping

Phoenix is sinking. Not metaphorically, but literally. According to a 2025 study published in Nature Cities, Arizona’s capital is subsiding at an average rate of 0.8 millimeters per year, with some areas dropping by up to 2 centimeters annually. While that might sound minor, the implications are anything but. The study, which analyzed satellite data across 28 major U.S. cities, revealed a…

Sinking Cities: Why Parts of Phoenix—and Much of Urban America—Are Slowly Dropping