Mexico City Sinks 2cm Monthly: NASA Tracks Terrifying Subsidence
The Nisar satellite system, a joint initiative between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation, is providing unprecedented real-time tracking of Mexico City’s alarming subsidence. This advanced radar technology can detect minute changes in the Earth’s surface, revealing that some areas are sinking by over 2cm per month, exacerbated by centuries of groundwater exploitation. The sinking has tangible effects on urban infrastructure, leading to tilting buildings and damaged utility systems, and the collected data holds vast potential for monitoring various Earth surface phenomena globally.
John Q. Hosedrinker