"La Ciudad de Mexico" is sinking at a relatively rapid rate and already is affecting the lives of the people living there. Most people living there have noticed things that are odd. The sinking can not only cause issues with the buildings but also it is possible that it effects people's health, “When a building tilts more than 1 degree, then I think it begins to become very uncomfortable,” said Enrique Santoyo Villa, an engineer. Many things are in need of repair and repairing some things is very expensive.
The reason that this city is sinking is because there is aquifer under the city that keeps getting drained by people there to get water. The clay is hard at some spots but others it dries out and cracks and breaks down and the city slowly lowers. If I was living there I would be a bit scared and probly try to reduce how much water I use. Since there is roughly 21 million people in the whole area around mexico city and in it, the people there drain the aquifer at a rapid rate. In some parts of the city, sidewalks buckle, window frames lean, subway lines need expensive repairs and drainage canals no longer flow downhill. If I were in this kind of situation, I would probably move away since why stay in a overpopulated, sinking area? Also the cost of different repairs would just be an unnecessary expense. Site:http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/mexico-city-continues-to-sink-into-the-earth/
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