Vad gör det väl oss att det varmare klimatet ställer till det ordentligt i Mexico City.

Vad gör det väl oss att det varmare klimatet ställer till det ordentligt i Mexico City. Det är bara 8,8 miljoner människor långt borta vars vatten är hotat.

CNN skriver:

”But the long-term trend of human-caused global warming hums in the background, fueling longer droughts and fiercer heat waves, as well as heavier rains when they do arrive. - - - - - Climate change has made droughts increasingly severe due to the lack of water,” said UNAM’s Sarmiento. Added to this, high temperatures “have caused the water that is available in the Cutzamala system to evaporate,” she said.Last summer saw brutal heat waves roil large parts of the country, which claimed at least 200 lives. These heat waves would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, according to an analysis by scientists.”

Nu är det inte långt borta innan det blir samma reportage från södra Europa. Kanske mina landsmän tänker till om de åker dit på semester.

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/26/1234005072/mexico-city-is-teetering-on-the-edge-of-a-massive-water-crisis

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/02/25/climate/mexico-city-water-crisis-climate-intl/index.html