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NASA Watches Mexico City Sink

scienceMay 9, 2026·87 words·1 min read

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NASA Watches Mexico City Sink
Mexico City is sinking. New space pictures show this clearly. Some places drop by more than two centimetres a month. A space satellite called NISAR took the pictures. NASA (the US space team) and India built it together.
The city was built on an old lake. The ground is soft. People pump out water from below. So the ground sinks more.
Many old buildings lean now. Pipes break under the streets. The city loses much of its water. Stopping this is hard. People need water every day.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a machine that goes around Earth
v.
take out water using a machine
adv.
tilt to one side
n.
tubes that carry water
v.
no longer has
n.
go down slowly
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

satelliten.

a machine that goes around Earth

vệ tinhsatélite人工衛星uydusatélitesatelitaقمر صناعيsatellietспутник卫星위성
pumpv.

take out water using a machine

bơmbombeiamポンプで汲み上げるpompalıyorbombeanpompująيضخّونpompen opвыкачивают抽(水)퍼올리다
leanadv.

tilt to one side

nghiênginclinam-se傾くeğiliyorse inclinanpochylają sięتميلleunen schuinнаклоняются倾斜기울다
pipen.

tubes that carry water

ống nướccanosパイプborulartuberíasruryأنابيبleidingenтрубы管道수도관
losev.

no longer has

mấtperde失うkaybediyorpierdetraciتفقدverliestтеряет失去잃다
sinkn.

go down slowly

chìm xuốngafundar沈むbatmakhundirsezapadać sięيغرقzinkenпогружаться下沉가라앉다

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The pictures came from a plane.

2

Mexico City is going down.

3

The city has lots of water and never loses any.

4

The ground is soft.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

Why does the ground go down more?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What happens to the pipes under the streets?

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