Virginia Tech: Land Across Chesapeake Bay Area is Sinking. New Study Shows by How Much
February 05, 2026
February 05, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Land across Chesapeake Bay area is sinking. New study shows by how much
By Kelly Izlar
The entire Chesapeake Bay region is sinking. A recent Virginia Tech-led study published in Nature Scientific Reports provided highly precise rates of subsidence, or sinking land, which vary from 0.4 to 3 millimeters per year across the bay area.
"The Che . . .
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Land across Chesapeake Bay area is sinking. New study shows by how much
By Kelly Izlar
The entire Chesapeake Bay region is sinking. A recent Virginia Tech-led study published in Nature Scientific Reports provided highly precise rates of subsidence, or sinking land, which vary from 0.4 to 3 millimeters per year across the bay area.
"The Che . . .