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An unusually dry year. Using Landsat satellite data, researchers can determine that Mexico's current drought is more widespread than its last one in 2011 because it affected two regions, the north ...
As of April 2021, Mexico was facing one of the most widespread droughts in its history, with 85% of the country experiencing drought conditions. [52] As of April 2022, 30% of Mexico, especially the northern region, still has serious, critical and major drought problems. [53] [54] Grass fire images
Enduring the worst drought in 70 years, the Cutzamala basin is only at 47% of its capacity, [9] and the water level of the basin continues to fall. [4] Providing a fifth of Mexico's water, [7] the poor infrastructural state of the aged system underscores a loss of 40% or 6,000 litres of water every second before reaching Mexico. [10]
The largest state of Mexico has a dry or semi-dry climate at the best of times, but has faced unusually low rainfall levels in recent years. ... but amid the drought farmers have decided to leave ...
Climate change in Mexico is expected to have widespread impacts: with significant decreases in precipitation and increases in temperatures. This will put pressure on the economy , people and the biodiversity of many parts of the country, which have largely arid or hot climates .
As of the start of May, 82% of Mexico was experiencing conditions ranging from abnormally dry to exceptional drought, according to the North American Drought Monitor. The worst category of drought ...
Rainfall is highly variable and droughts are frequent. The states most affected by drought, as measured by the agricultural area affected by drought, are Chihuahua, Mexico and Zacatecas. [7] A little over 70% of rainwater in Mexico is lost through evapotranspiration and returns to the atmosphere. The rest runs off rivers and streams or ...
Mexico is attempting to seed its clouds to produce more rainfall – a controversial strategy that many scientists remain skeptical of. Drought-stricken Mexico is turning to a controversial ...