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GS SCORE- Mexico: World's 'sinking' city
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A new study in Advancing Earth and Space Science unveils a concerning reality - Mexico City is gradually sinking 30 centimetres every year.
What’s at ‘stake’?
- Mexico Cityis one of the largest metropolises globally. It is the home to over 21 million people.
- This subsidence, which has persisted for over a century, has intensified in recent years, reaching a staggering half a metre annually.
- The potential for an additional descent of 30 metres is a looming threat, contingent on the absence of a severe water crisis.
Similar shrinking patterns around the world
Jakarta
- Jakarta is the largest city and capital of Indonesia.
- Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes, and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea.
- It has been described as the world’s most rapidly sinking city and it is estimated that one-third of the city could be submerged by 2050.
Florida
- Low-lying south Florida, at the front line of climate change in the US, will be swallowed as sea levels rise
Islands in India
- India has a fragile network of over 1,382 islands. However, several of these islands are under threat due to unseasonal cyclonic storms, sea erosion and new development projects.
- One such island in Lakshadweep has entirely disappeared from the map.
- Islands across the country that are under threat: Lakshadweep, Vaan island, Andaman and Nicobar islands, Ghoramara, Majuli island, Munroe Thuruthu
Joshimath (Uttarkhand)
- Joshimath, the ancient Uttarakhand town has become a cause of concern.
- Though the town of Joshimath has been witnessing cracks emerging for the past two decades, things have escalated over a few days when the area was declared a disaster prone region.
Who is the culprit?
Read the full article at: https://iasscore.in/current-affairs/mexico-worlds-sinking-city
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