Houston 'sunk by 2cm' under weight of rain from Hurricane Harvey, say experts

Experts say the city of Houston has sunk by two centimetres due to the amount of rain that fell during Hurricane Harvey.

Houston 'sunk by 2cm' under weight of rain from Hurricane Harvey, say experts

Experts say the city of Houston has sunk by two centimetres due to the amount of rain that fell during Hurricane Harvey.

NASA geophysicist Chris Milliner says the earth's crust "flexed" under the weight of widespread floodwaters.

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