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NISAR Maps Show Mexico City Sinking Nearly 10 Inches a Year

Fresh radar maps reveal rapid, localized ground loss linked to decades of heavy groundwater pumping on the former lakebed.

DHS Scales Back Some Warehouse Detention Centers After Local Pushback

Council Presses New Orleans Water Board Over Unfunded Plan to Stabilize Water Mains

Energy Minister Faults Enel’s Italy-Centered Management, Chides São Paulo Mayor Over Blackouts

NYC Pothole Complaints Near 13,000 After Harsh Winter, With Queens Hit Hardest

Supreme Court Sets June 30 Deadline for Bengaluru GBA Elections

NHRC Orders Report on Gandhinagar Typhoid Surge Linked to Contaminated Water

Satellite Study Finds Five Indian Megacities Are Sinking, Endangering Urban Infrastructure

NYISO Warns of Power Shortfalls in NYC and Long Island Starting Summer 2026

Karnataka–Andhra Investment Fight Escalates as Ministers Trade Jabs Over Luring Bengaluru Firms

Mexico City Targets Sunday Reopening After Zaragoza Sinkhole Repairs

NYC Subways Disrupted Again by Third-Rail Power Failure at West 4th Street

Rare Floods Transform Moroccan Sahara After Torrential Rains