A small town in California has been making news headlines in recent days for its very big problem, one that's contributed to town officials having a sinking feeling about its future. Literally.
Here's the thing about the town of Corcoran, which sits almost equidistant between Los Angeles and San Francisco: The earth is basically swallowing it, such that almost 12 feet of the town has sunk into the ground since 2007 -- the equivalent of the first floor of a 2-story house disappearing in that time. In The New York Times' somewhat frightening depiction of the inexorable fate that Corcoran seems to be headed toward, we also learn that this California town of a little more than 21,000 residents sinks little by little each year. Reminiscent of the old cautionary tale about the boiling frog, it's never enough to cause alarm. But, over time, a water management agency predicts that Corcoran could sink by as much as 11 feet over the next two decades. "We all know that, but what are we going to do?" town resident Mary Gonzalez-Gomez told the Times. "There's really nothing that we can do. And I don't want to move."
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