Geologists from UNAM warn that Mexico City's ground is sinking up to 40 cm per year, threatening uninhabitable zones and mass displacement within a decade.
A stark warning from geologists at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) has thrown Mexico City into a state of concern: if current trends continue, parts of the capital will become uninhabitable within the next 10 years. The city is sinking—literally—at an average rate of 10 to 30 centimeters per year, with some boroughs registering subsidence of up to 40 centimeters annually. At this . . .
