RegularJoe@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agoBig US cities are sinking. This map shows where the problem is the worst.www.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkBig US cities are sinking. This map shows where the problem is the worst.www.usatoday.comRegularJoe@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square26linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squaretallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-21 day agoThe pole is just an ordinary pole. In 1977, after measuring land subsidence over time, they put the signs up on it to illustrate how far the land had sunk. They could have put the signs on anything tall enough to provide enough space.
The pole is just an ordinary pole. In 1977, after measuring land subsidence over time, they put the signs up on it to illustrate how far the land had sunk. They could have put the signs on anything tall enough to provide enough space.
Yeah that makes way more sense… thanks