Amid drought, water shortage is crisis in Mexico
By Ken Ellingwood Los Angeles Times / September 13, 2009
MEXICO CITY - In the parched Mexican countryside, the corn is wilting, the wheat stunted. And here in this vast and thirsty capital, officials are rationing water and threatening worse cuts as Mexico endures one of the driest spells in more than half a century.
A monthslong drought has affected broad swaths of the country, from the US border to the Yucatan Peninsula, leaving crop fields parched and many reservoirs low. The need for rain is so dire that water officials have been rooting openly for a hurricane or two to provide a good drenching. [read rest of article]
A monthslong drought has affected broad swaths of the country, from the US border to the Yucatan Peninsula, leaving crop fields parched and many reservoirs low. The need for rain is so dire that water officials have been rooting openly for a hurricane or two to provide a good drenching. [read rest of article]
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