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Infrastructure Mexico City's sinking is worsening-parts of the city have sunk as much as forty-two feet

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Jim Kelly

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Infrastructure Mexico City’s sinking is worsening

Published 21 January 2011
Scientists are alarmed by the extent to which Mexico City has sunk; over the last 100 years, parts of the city have sunk as much as forty-two feet — and sections of the city sink as much as eight inches a year; the sinking has caused the city’s sewage system to back up resulting in dangerous floods; the sinking is the result of water being pumped from the aquifer directly below the city more quickly than it is being replenished; Mexico City is built in the middle of Lake Texcoco, which has been drained
Mexico City, the worlds’ third largest city with 18.7 million people, is sinking far more than experts had originally predicted.
In the last 100 years, parts of Mexico City have sunk as much as forty-two feet. This sinking has caused considerable damage to buildings, roads, and critical infrastructure.
In some places the sinking is so extreme  CONTINUED HERE



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