Florida condos sinking, study finds | Morning in America

A University of Miami study finds that dozens of condominiums along the Florida coast have sunk up to three inches in recent years due to several possible factors. NewsNation's Brooke Shafer reports for "Morning in America" on the study's findings and that while alarming, experts believe there is no reason for worry for property owners.

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[bobbya]

Never buy a home so close to the ocean unless you're rich enough to lose it.

[SuperDarkrock]

ALARMING!!! We've built mega buildings on a big SAND FILTER! Dho!

[neomonk]

Something about not building houses on shifting sands comes to mind.

[steveb]

It's almost as if building heavy buildings on a swamp to cash in was a bad idea. 🤔

[Daniel-iikf]

This is BS. Singapore was also built on a swamp and the city in not sinking.

[wildoscar]

Don Johnson in that white jacket with the sleeves rolled up though !

[kushlife]

The reason though buildings are sinking is because the water table in that area is rising, No it is not normal and it will get worse. By the way, when they tell you there's no reason to worry.That's when you run or become part of the news

[CarlosGutierrez-lp]

How is this new news ? They've been saying this was going to happen for the last 10 years

[NSXtacy-]

"...and do researchers know why this is happening..." Look I'm no researcher, just smarter than the average Floridian, but I'd guess putting 250, 000 tons of concrete and metal on top of sand and water might just have that outcome.

[cobrayalta]

They don't go down to the bedrock? LMAO

[handsome]

Wasn't that the issue a few years ago when that condo collapsed

[justaskmike]

Problem is … she took the words out of my mouth… uneven sinking is an issue

[RealDealy]

@1:33 Those other cities don't have the same amount of people living there as Florida does. All those people, and big buildings, will weigh down the land.

Places like Florida have common occurrences of "sinkholes" which mean the land is soft, and those buildings are sinking at a fast rate. I would be scared to live there cause at any moment the weight of those big buildings can create a sinkhole

[jeanneminton]

It's pronounced sub-SY-dence, not SUB-suh-dence.

[stephaniemccord]

Imagine that. Giant high rises built on sand.

[janeschleppenbach]

Sounds like it is perfectly normal, not more than one half inch a year. Big deal! How alarmist is this. 😂

[EagleRue]

How are we surprised? Why is startling and alarming used? Like DUH it is on a wetland! And with sea rises and complete disregard of ecology

[OsvaldoBlas-wfbe]

No sinking, just Another way to hustle and make profits, good old fashion greed

[Katrina-mxsf]

oooh, who woukda thunk it? Building on a marsh?

[paulbunyon]

They are held up with concrete poured in uncased piles.7000 psi, but very wet, and rebar that's all folks🎉