Mexico City is sinking by an estimated one meter (3.2 feet) every year, while it simultaneously faces a water crisis.
Sep 14, 2018
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May 18, 2018 · In some places Mexico City is subsiding as much as 15 inches (38 cm) per year. For comparison, the famously sinking Italian city of Venice is sinking at a rate of less than half an inch per year. Over the last century, experts estimate, Mexico City has sunk around 33 ft (10 meters).
Mar 5, 2016 · Mexico City is sinking. Home to 21 million people, who consume nearly 287 billion gallons of water each year, the city has sunk more than 32 ...
Sep 12, 2018 · Mexico City is draining even more water from the ancient lake bed on which the city sits, causing it to sink. Climate change, political inaction ...
Feb 17, 2017 · It is a cycle made worse by climate change. More heat and drought mean more evaporation and yet more demand for water, adding pressure to ...
Jun 24, 2019 · Because the sinking is not even across the city, buildings tilt to the side, and pipes break: as a result, repairs and maintenance are expensive.
Mexico City is sinking. So much water has been pumped out from the aquifer beneath it to satisfy the metropolitan area's 18 million residents that the ground is ...
Jun 12, 2019 · González said the sinking, which has been a constant since the mid-19th century, is caused by the exploitation of the aquifers under Mexico City.
Feb 29, 2016 · Mexico city is sinking because people are thirsty. The city has sunk dozens of feet in the last ...Duration: 4:09
Posted: Feb 29, 2016