This City Is Just Months Away From Running Out Of Water

The impending water crisis fuels concerns regarding a potential "day zero" scenario.

Mexico City, a sprawling metropolis of nearly 22 million people and counted among the world's largest cities, grapples with a dire water crisis. A complex web of issues, including geographical challenges, disorderly urban expansion, and ageing infrastructure prone to leaks, is exacerbated by the effects of climate change.

Years of deficient rainfall, extended droughts, and rising temperatures have exacerbated the strain on an already overburdened water system, prompting authorities to impose substantial limitations on water extraction from reservoirs.

"Several neighbourhoods have suffered from a lack of water for weeks, and there are still four months left for the rains to start," Christian Dominguez Sarmiento, an atmospheric scientist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) told CNN.