New York, Mexico, India: Cities Sinking Worldwide | Watch LIVE

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Humanity spent decades building bigger cities — taller towers, wider roads, and endless stretches of concrete. But now, the ground beneath some of the world’s largest urban centres is literally sinking. New satellite data from NISAR, developed jointly by NASA and ISRO, reveals that cities including Mexico City, New York City, Delhi, and Mumbai are slowly subsiding, in some cases by several inches a year. Scientists say excessive groundwater extraction, rapid urbanisation, and the sheer weight of concrete are pushing cities downward — raising fears over flooding, infrastructure damage, and the future of urban life itself.

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