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Monterrey: ‘Desperate For Water’
July 11th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, an article on the drought affecting Mexico’s industrial powerhouse, Monterrey: Maria Celia Navarro smiles wistfully as she remembers the now-unthinkable luxury of taking a shower in her home before a water shortage struck one of Mexico’s wealthiest cities. Nestled in mountains a few hours’ drive from the US border, industrial powerhouse Monterrey boasts […]
Read more »Farmers Braced for Water Shortages as Reservoirs Dry Up in Mexico
July 12th, 2021
Via Geopolitical Monitor, an article on Mexico’s water scarcity crisis: Mexico is in the grip of a severe drought, which has left reservoir levels dangerously low and threatened agricultural production throughout much of the country. And despite the fact that, with the notable exception of northwestern provinces like Chihuahua and Sonora, rains are forecast to bring some […]
Read more »‘Megadrought’ Along Border Strains US-Mexico Water Relations
July 4th, 2021
Via SmartWater Magazine, an article on how the United States and Mexico are tussling over their dwindling shared water supplies after years of unprecedented heat and insufficient rainfall: The United States and Mexico are tussling over their dwindling shared water supplies after years of unprecedented heat and insufficient rainfall. Sustained drought on the middle-lower Rio Grande since the mid-1990s […]
Read more »The Agony of Mexico’s Last Glaciers
May 25th, 2021
Via Emerging World and El Pais, commentary on plight of Mexico’s remaining glaciers: “Only five glaciers remain in the country, spread over two mountains: Iztaccíhuatl and Pico de Orizaba. In total they occupy less than a square kilometer of ice. Experts say that in 2050 there will be none left. Global warming is to blame for […]
Read more »Widespread Drought in Mexico
May 6th, 2021
Via NASA Earth Observatory, an article on how nearly 85 percent of Mexico is experiencing drought, and water sources are dwindling: Mexico is experiencing one of its most widespread and intense droughts in decades. Nearly 85 percent of the country is facing drought conditions as of April 15, 2021. Large reservoirs across the country are standing at […]
Read more »Drought In Mexico Reaches Critical Levels As Lakes Dry Up
April 23rd, 2021
Via Al Jazeera, an article on Mexico’s drought: Drought conditions now cover 85 percent of Mexico, and residents of the nation’s central region said Thursday that lakes and reservoirs are simply drying up, including the country’s second-largest body of freshwater. The mayor of Mexico City said the drought was the worst in 30 years, and […]
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