A howler monkey gets treatment on May 24 during an ongoing heat wave in Cunduacan, Mexico. Photo: Jose Torres/Anadolu via Getty Imagesresidents have been forced for months to ration water and officials estimate parts of the capital's central valley could reach "day zero" as early as, writing for Axios, notes would occur if there isn't enough water to pump out to the city, even if the typical rainy season starts that month.
Mexican officials are particularly concerned about the effects of the heat on howler monkeys and the country's Environment Departmentit's stepped up efforts to stem the rising heat-related death toll of the Mexican subspecies that the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Tabasco classifies asin posts to X Monday evening that Mexico's drought was making the long term water shortage "much worse, turning it into an acute emergency.
The long term cause is climate change due to lack of rain and excessive heat causing excessive evaporation and drying, according to Berardelli.Berardelli notes this lack of water "is a supply vs demand and a mis-management issue, with climate change drought as an amplifier."Share on linkedin
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