Sinko de Mexico

[George K]

https://www.sciencealert.com/mexico-city-is-sinking-at-an-alarming-and-largely-unstoppable-rate-according-to-data

[Mik]

Makes you wonder how far can we really go in human expansion.

[Catseye3]

"Scientists first noticed Mexico City was sinking in the early 1900s, at a rate of roughly 8 centimeters a year. By 1958, that had jumped to 29 centimeters a year, which led to a decision to cap the amount of water that could be brought up from wells in the city center.

After that, the rate of sinking returned to less than 9 centimeters a year, but in the past two decades, higher resolution data has revealed a consistent rate of up to 40 centimeters a year in the city's historic downtown.

!!!!!

[Mik]

Fifteen inches a year. Wow.