Mexico City is sinking so fast that the subsidence can be spotted from space (www.independent.co.uk)
from throws_lemy@reddthat.com to world@lemmy.world on 02 May 09:09
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deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz on 02 May 10:09 next collapse

measured from satellites.

Overall that means a yearly subsidence rate of about 9.5 inches (24 centimeters). Over the course of less than a century, the drop has been more than 39 feet (12 meters), according to Cabral.

Holy shit.

flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz on 02 May 10:34 collapse

I guess the “lucky” part is that it’s sinking evenly. Otherwise buildings would be collapsing all the time.

BradleyUffner@lemmy.world on 02 May 11:08 next collapse

That’s not impressive any more. We have laser ranging systems that can spot the vibrations of a butterfly landing from space. We can spot pretty much anything from space these days.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 02 May 11:43 collapse

We can spot pretty much anything from space these days.

hurriedly closes blinds before resuming masturbation

BradleyUffner@lemmy.world on 02 May 11:53 collapse

Ok, fine. I guess there really is a minimum size limit.

Lexam@lemmy.world on 02 May 11:22 collapse

It was built on a lake after all.