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Drought in Mexico What causes it and how to deal with it?

Tec researcher points out that the geographical location of the


country, deforestation and poor water management cause
drought

Given the risks of drought in Mexico, the Tec professor in


Mexico City, José Antonio Benjamín Ordóñez, explained the
current situation in the country due to the scarcity of water.

The geographical location of our country makes it have


different conformations, this gives a natural area that makes
more than 60 percent completely dry and with indicators that it
will not have

We found places where it rains little, less than 100 millimeters


per year, and places in the south where it rains a lot, ranging
from 3,000
to 4,500 millimeters, that is, one millimeter equals one liter po
Monterrey suffers severe drought; residents are desperate
for water

Local authorities began to restrict the supply after the


three dams that supply the city dried up

Monterrey, Mexico — María del Carmen Lara lives on the


outskirts of Monterrey, the largest industrial city in
northern Mexico, and like millions she is desperate because
something essential is missing.

The crisis that Monterrey is experiencing derives from a


drought that has lasted for almost six years, increasingly
higher temperatures, poor planning by the authorities and
excessive use of water by the

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