{"id":53565,"date":"2024-05-18T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/18\/mexico-city-has-long-thirsted-for-water-the-crisis-is-worsening\/"},"modified":"2024-05-18T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T13:48:00","slug":"mexico-city-has-long-thirsted-for-water-the-crisis-is-worsening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/18\/mexico-city-has-long-thirsted-for-water-the-crisis-is-worsening\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening."},"content":{"rendered":"
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A collision of climate change, urban sprawl and poor infrastructure has pushed Mexico City to the brink of a profound water crisis.<\/p>\n

The groundwater is quickly vanishing. A key reservoir got so low that it is no longer used to supply water. Last year was Mexico\u2019s hottest and driest in at least 70 years. And one of the city\u2019s main water systems faces a potential \u201cDay Zero\u201d this summer when levels dip so much that it, too, will no longer provide water.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re suffering because the city is growing immeasurably and it cannot be stopped,\u201d said Gabriel Mart\u00ednez, 64, who lives in an apartment complex that struggles to get enough water for its roughly 600 residents. \u201cThere aren\u2019t enough resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n