Home to 8.8 million people as of 2020, New York City is by far the most populous city in the U.S.And the mass of the buildings needed to support all those residentsand the work they doreally adds up.New research published on May 8 in Earth's Future suggests that the weight of the city itself is pressing down on the land it occupies and contributing to local sea-level rise that increases flood risks.
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