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☆ In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

“I’m always looking for different rainwater harvesting systems,” she said, smiling. “I’m also always looking for places to install one.”Driven by prolonged drought and inconsistent public water delivery, many Mexico City residents are turning to rainwater. At the height of the pandemic, she taught classes on urban farming and water harvesting at a local community space. Huitzil’s mother had qualified for a free water harvesting system from Mexico City’s government in 2021. As women, she and the other members of Pixcatl want to set an example for those who want to get involved in water harvesting.

Persons: Sonia Estefanía Palacios, “ I’m, Palacios Díaz, Sonia Estefania Palacios Diaz, E, Pineda Castro, Marco Ugarte, ”, That’s, Palacios, Lizbeth Esther Pineda Castro, Sara Huitzil Morales, Huitzil, Pineda, Palacios Díaz plopped, ” Sara Huitzil Morales, Iztapalapa, ” Palacios Diaz, “, ” Loreta Castro Reguera, Abigail López Durán Organizations: Isla Urbana, Authorities, National Water Commission, Sporting, National Autonomous University, Mexico City, NBC Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, Iztapalpa, Iztapalapa’s Buenavista, Mexico City’s, State of Mexico

☆ Mexico City may be just months away from running of out water
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Laura Paddison | Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Mexico City CNN —Alejandro Gomez has been without proper running water for more than three months. Historic lowsDensely populated Mexico City stretches out across a high-altitude lake bed, around 7,300 feet above sea level. The Cutzamala water system, a network of reservoirs, pumping stations, canals and tunnels, supplies about 25% of the water used by the Valley of Mexico, which includes Mexico City. She and her family often have to pay more than $100 for a tank of water from one of the city’s water trucks. “I don’t think anyone is prepared.”CNN’s Laura Paddison and Jack Guy reported from London, and Fidel Gutiérrez reported from Mexico City.

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☆ Mexico braces for Hurricane Roslyn surge
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Hurricane Roslyn was expected to deliver a treacherous storm surge to parts of Mexico Sunday after plowing over the Pacific as a powerful Category 4 storm just offshore from the resort of Puerto Vallarta. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said early Sunday that Roslyn had become “extremely dangerous” with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. The storm was forecast “to bring damaging winds, a life-threatening storm surge and flooding rains to portions of west-central Mexico today,” the hurricane center said at 12 a.m. Sunday. Everything is calm, it’s all normal,” said Jaime Cantón, a receptionist at the Casa Maria hotel in Puerto Vallarta. and the U.S. hurricane center warned of dangerous storm surge along the coast, as well as 4 to 6 inches of rain.

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