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- Subsidence in Mexico City is caused by extraction of groundwater from the aquifer underneath the city, causing the ground to sink by up to 30 cm per year. - Mexico City is built on an ancient lakebed, and draining the aquifer has destabilized the soil and caused uneven sinking across the city. - The uneven subsidence has damaged buildings, roads, and disrupted infrastructure, with some areas sinking over 32 feet in the past 60 years. Key sites like the Basilica de Guadalupe are now tilted due to subsi

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