Severe drought combined with neglected pipelines puts Mexico City at risk of running out of running water within months. CNN reports.
- Several areas have lacked running water for several weeks, and the rainy season is still four months away, says climate scientist Christian Domínguez Sarmiento at the University of Unam.
In recent years, climate change has contributed to less and less rain, longer dry periods and higher temperatures in the city, which has 22 million inhabitants and is one of the world's largest.
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Jacaranda bloom causes climate debate in Mexico City
Every spring, Mexico City's streets are colored purple by thousands of flowering jacaranda trees – a popular annual event for residents, tourists, birds and insects. This year, some of the trees began to bloom as early as January, reports Reuters.
This has caused concern in the city and triggered a debate about the effects of climate change.
- Like never before, people have started to say that "this is serious, this is real" and no longer just polar bears floating around, says sustainability researcher Cristina Ayala.
The country's largest university Unam has now started a research project to collect data and investigate the effect of climate change on jacaranda flowering.
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