{"id":532143,"date":"2026-03-19T04:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/532143\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T04:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:34:12","slug":"san-francisco-is-sinking-at-a-rapid-pace-due-to-sea-level-rise-nasa-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/532143\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco is sinking at a rapid pace due to sea level rise, NASA data shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KGO<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 19, 2026 1:03AM<\/p>\n

\"San<\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — NASA is out with a dire warning about San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The city is sinking at a rate so fast, it could put human life at risk.<\/p>\n

Scientists used satellite data to study vertical land motion from 2015 to 2023.<\/p>\n

Findings revealed that regional studies substantially underestimate sea level rise.<\/p>\n

NASA projects more than double the expected rise by 2050.<\/p>\n

MORE: ‘Bay Area 2050’: Impacts of climate change on the local environment<\/a><\/p>\n

Bay Area 2050, explore what the region will look like as climate change raises temperatures.<\/p>\n

Experts say environmental changes and frequent extreme weather could increase that even more.<\/p>\n

You can read more about the findings from Science Advances here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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