The Weight of New York City: Possible Contributions to Subsidence From Anthropogenic Sources
Abstract New York City faces accelerating inundation risk from sea level rise, subsidence, and increasing storm intensity from natural and anthropogenic causes. Here we calculate a previously unquantified contribution to subsidence from the cumulative mass and downward pressure exerted by the built...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Earth's Future |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003465 |