NASA satellite recorded the rapid sinking underground of the Mexican capital

The Mexican capital is rapidly sinking into the ground. This is reported by CNN, citing data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

New images from the NISAR satellite, designed for radar survey of the Earth's surface, show that the ground beneath Mexico City is subsiding rapidly. The rate of subsidence ranges from 10 cm to 24 cm per year. The ground is sinking particularly fast in the area around Benito Juárez International Airport and near the Angel of Independence monument on the capital's main avenue.

The reason for this situation is that the city is built on the site of an ancient lake, which provides about 60% of the drinking water for the 22 million residents of the metropolis. Years of intensive water extraction have led to the depletion of underground layers, causing the ground to subside. Over the past century, the Mexican capital has sunk by 12 meters.