Scientists have revealed that New York has sunk because of more than a million reinforced concrete structures.
As humanity, we have built huge cities on earth, we have built structures of hundreds of thousands of tons. Have you ever thought that the city is at risk of sinking while seeing these structures? Scientists thought about it and city of skyscrapers He revealed some striking research about New York City.
Summary of the research: New York is sinking! Moreover, this sinking is due to the weight of skyscrapers built on city lands. Moreover, the sinking speed is not something to be taken lightly.
New York is sinking equally at the highest rate of movement of tectonic plates:
According to the results of the research, New York is a city due to the weight of the skyscrapers. 1-2 millimeters per year sinking. This value is equivalent to the highest tectonic plate activity ever observed.
Although 1-2 millimeters may sound low at first, this is the average value for the city in general. parts of the city, annually more than 1-2 millimeters sinking.
In addition, the collapse of the city brings to mind a great risk: Floods and floods. After all, even Manhattan, the wealthy district, is above current sea level. only 1-2 meters high. In fact, one of the team, Tom Parsons, stated that the purpose of the research was to bring these risks to the agenda:
“The purpose of the article is to raise awareness that every additional tall building constructed on the shore, river or lake shore can contribute to future flood risk.”
It’s all right, so how slowly did New York start to sink?
The team measured the weight of New York City on average. A total of 764 billion kilograms, that is, New York City, which has more than one million buildings. 764 million tons was said to have weight.
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