It’s Geography Awareness Week! Mexico
City is sinking at a rate of 6 to 8 inches a year
I've always had a sinking feeling when I went there. This pretty well explains that.
What's not really well explained is the reason for this fun geography fact. It's pretty well documented that the city is sinking due to water being pumped out of the underground lake bed on which the city is built. But what startles me is that the reason the water has been pumped faster in recent years is because more people live in the city and are using it as drinking water.
And we've always been told not to drink the water. Confusing.
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