heavy buildings along the coast of South Florida are sinking into the ground much faster than was expected. Prior research has shown that many factors can lead to subsidence, in which the altitude ...

These sinking high-end Miami buildings, which house thousands of residents and tourists, are situated on South Florida’s barrier islands—a landscape uniquely vulnerable due to its porous ...

Seismic activity or soil compaction, either naturally from the weight of sediment accumulating over time or from heavy buildings pressing down on the ground, can also cause sinking – a problem ...

Andiroglu also wanted to make clear that the ground sinking is a natural and expected process. “We design with that in mind and there are safety factors and corrective measures that account for ...