Mexico City could run out of water in a matter of months
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Mexico City, one of the world's most populated cities, may be mere months away from running out of water. CBS News contributor Enrique Acevedo joins to discuss what led to the shortage.
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Forgot to mention the biggest threat: Coca-Cola stealing all the water.
Biggest threat is that Mexico City has a population of 22 million. That level of overpopulation is not sustainable.
Yes there's a coca cola addiction problem in Mexico. In no small part because the municipal water supply does little to assure water safe for drinking. But honestly I can't see that even with all the cola consumed, it's not likely to account for water famine. More likely water is wasted by people hiding their driveway and washing their car every day. Along with the rich filling their swimming pools .
@@samshepperrd much in the same way you have doubts over soda consumption being a problem, I also have doubts that there are that many rich people that their swimming pools are really accounting for much more than a drop in the bucket.
Nay, coke makes everything better, you can drink, cook, and even clean certain things with it. (Sadly true) 😅
But I meant this comment to be a 'JK' 😂
Coca Cola is one of the biggest cartels in Mexico. Even if you tell them we don't want Coke in Mexico because of epidemic rates of diabetes and obesity, try to stop them selling it, see what happens to you
They have more coke cola then water
I don't remember the title but I watched a small documentary about how a town in Mexico pretty much drinks nothing but Coca-Cola it was more accessible than clean water. Ironically there was a decently big creek that ran by the town
@@ks4079yeah lol it was titled something like mexicos deadly coca cola addiction
Coca Cola has blocked access to to many springs in Mexico for their topo Chico brand but they won’t tell you that in the news 😂
@@Ah-mi1mp Yeah I saw that one too
And beer
We take water for granted.
You take vodka for granted.
@@GenericHandle666I don't think that was Nancy Pelosi commenting 😂
No we don't. That's why we HAVE water.
We have Oceans. Boil and purify it
Its underground. What we don't see we dont worry about.
I've learned in an environmental class in college that Mexico City has been draining their aquifers (ground water) faster than they have been able to regenerate themselves for years. This in turn has caused the land to sink, compromising the foundation of many of their buildings.
The corruption makes it difficult to fix problems and prepare for major catastrophes, I'm sure.
And then when that land sinks it no longer has the ability to carry as much ground water as it used to.
You are correct. I remember watching Mexican tv shows from the 80's and 90s and they hadd the water problem then too
You can also blame Coca Cola for that
Corruption. Poor quality. No laws to protect ppl. Overall hell hole
Pretty brilliant how humans turned a giant lake into a dust bowl.
More like a swamp I think. Unless it's the same thing.
@@1624patric It was a huge lake called Texcoco.
Wasn't Tenochitlan built on a lake?
Blame the spaniards
@@jonnyboy9213 Yes. It was built on an artificial island on lake Texcoco
That sounds awful, I cant imagine not having water.
Now im gonna waste even more water
Wait awhile...
@@kmlumd44grow up man baby
@@PhilUrwifealso a lifestraw and bigger purifier
@@kmlumd44eat all the food when theres a food shortage too....im sure people gonna love you....
Not sure if it is irony or payback to drain a natural lake to build a city and then have no water
It’s payback for sure. Action a caused action b. What a mismanaged region.
I want to know what Spain will do as compensation
@@ILovePancakes24 u can't be serious
I blame the Moors, they are the ones that made the Spanish so aggressive
@@ILovePancakes24I saw something about how indigenous peoples had a much different relationship with that lake and the Spanish ruined it.
They may have to invest in reverse osmosis plants. That should be priority instead of hoping for rain.
Exactly weather machine go brrrrr
Very expensive and caustic to the atmosphere. It's a catch 22
Still too expensive
@@camaroman101expensive is better than non
Yes, they need a water filtration system that discards four times the water it puts out the filter end that will definitely help them in a water shortage .
I live in Mississippi and every time it freezes here the pipes burst and we don’t have water for weeks, I don’t wish that on anyone.
Your pipes burst because they’re not insulated the way they are in the colder states. I know a family that lived in Dallas Texas for 11 years and the same thing happens there in the winter months. Dallas can be frigid in the winter. We don’t think that a state like Texas would get a winter freeze but it happens there more often than one would think.
If you live anywhere where it gets below freezing in the winter then you should know how to prevent your pipes from bursting. It’s simple preventative maintenance
@@Bromon655 I’m talking about the city plumbing not my plumbing, the pipes and infill structure is very old here.
*infrastructure.@@81redddd
In 2024?
Poor infrastructure can be blamed on corrupt officials and cartels.
Source: believe me bro.
@@joserobertoramirezarevalo4610 You're right. Mexican politicians and cartels never have bad intentions.
They gotta keep the ppl dumb and obedient
@@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 if that sarcasm, now imagine countries that invade another countries, but nobody complain about that.
@@joserobertoramirezarevalo4610 EVERYone complains about that! I guess you haven't been paying attention.
I'm worried about the tiny axolotl population.
Those are in another area not disturbed by these news
they actual may be at risk too. Axolotl come from Xochimilco which is also part of Mexico City. Eventually all that is gonna go to waste.
They'll probably turn into salamanders now
They'll evolve to carbs.
I know about an axolotl population in the chinampas in xochimilco. There is a ton of water there, I’m not sure if it is necessarily the same body of water as lake texcoco (Mexico city).
This is an infrastructure/funding problem that many countries deal with. Many politicians dont pass the required legislation to mandate such changes, standards, and restructuring of their basic needs such as power & water. Look a Flint, Michigan and Texas during their last freeze. Mexico city is not the only city, state, or country in dire need of new infrastructures. However they are in the unique position to look at their history books because that city was founded upon the ingenious engineering of the indigenous people. They literally build a floating city unlike anything else on the continent. They should see it as a challenge to do better.
This is true, but through centuries all of this history has been erased by European colonizers and now US. US literally erased the history of the natives in the US mainland. US media has brainwashed ideologically Mexicans to be ignorant of their own history and and to be complicit in their self-genocidal and self-deprecation way of thinking. There are also a lot of European descendant Mexicans and pro-US politicians who are sabotaging Mexico and government to prevent any development in Mexico. There are many factors contributing to this.
But Mexico City people don't see it as a challenge to do better and fix the problem instead they run from the problem to the United States to live. When they should stay in Mexico City and make it better.
@JWBR84 thanks for agreeing with me. Reread the the first part of my comment it states exactly that.
@sacredheartclairvoyantkat Mexico city is top five of the most densely populated cities in the world. I don't think migration out of Mexico city is the problem, buddy.
Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco should’ve been the model for Mexico City. Spaniards refused to listen to indigenous architects telling them building over the lake/attempting to drain it was unsustainable. It’s sad knowing how avoidable this current water crisis could have been.
Ironic, a city sinking, running out of water
You're absolutale right. That's an easy way to determinate citizens IQ 🧠🧐
@@Novo.GalaicoThe current citizens of Mexico City legit have nothing to do with the way the city was built in the colonial era
Not the only city sinking. Just look it up.
@@Novo.Galaico The Spanish did it on purpose
@@Novo.Galaico Just like the thousands of fentanyl addicts in the United States...
Damn. We're going to have to get comfortable doing uncomfortable things if events like these keep occurring and getting worse...
If you're reading this, I think you know what I'm implying.
@@sarscov9854mad Max or water world situation?
Like quitting soda pop. People will be made to use less water and suffer not buisness.
that's what it might come to. Fighting for limited resources.
Things will get worse as the population of the world keeps growing
A LOT of people in these comments have NEVER left their comfort bubble of the USA and it shows.
This is not the US problem. Mexico needs to fix this and not cry to us.
It's not our problem in Israel or Palestine or Ukraine won't hurt us helping them either
Seems like Mexico wants to be here in our bubble, taking our food, our funds, and everything else their country fails to deliver for them.
@@zerotodona1495The serious problem in the United States is the crisis of fentanyl addicts.
Go surfing again nothing bad ever happens I promise.
they still have coca-cola reserve
A city running out of water in 2024.....
Is crazy.
Welp... Ukraine 🇺🇦 got our 1.7 trillion dollars.
90% of it went to Zelensky's pockets
They're losing nearly 40% of the water to leaking pipes. Their not fixing infrastructure is like not replaching your leaking roof and being surprised when your home is flooded...poor choices and incompetence.
Third world countries behavior.
Typical of loser countries.
Not much better here in Denver. They have been fixing waterline on my street for years now and still cant solve the problem. Businesses and houses keep flooding. Its a mess.
@@normanosborn1277fearful and hateful is no way to go through life.
he is right lets call a lie a lie
@@elpacho....9254
Need to have stricter water laws like water efficient faucets, showers, toilets, etc. Mexico has very weak environmental laws. They want to get out of the hole they dug for themselves, get with the times with modernization. All industrialized countries had to do this decades ago, but Mexico is now just learning.
It's good to hear of what could be the solutions not just the problem. Gracias
LIKE flint, Michigan US?
Like most cities in California US?
Like a dozen of towns in Texas US?
I could not see a solution, we know there's a problem but we need how to change things, these are the times we live in.
@@sweetaddictiontoawesomenes6831 California is no longer in drought, and Flint replaced all their lead piping and changed their water source back to Lake Huron. You’re running on old information friend…
The Aztecs had kept floodwaters at bay through a network of dikes, levees and canals. The Spaniards ignored all that and just began to drain the water. The result over five centuries is the most drastic reordering of the natural environment that just about any city has carried out. I heard someone in Mexico and many countries in Latin America said, too bad we were conquered by the Spaniards.
Thank You For Your Knowledge, Not Everyone Knows Their History But In Fact “The Mexica” The (Aztecs) Had Engineered The Best Architectural Way To Produce Natural Water To Their People, The Type Of Technology That Worked For Thousands Of Years Before Any White European Stepped Foot In Mexico. Once The Spaniards Colonized Mexico City All Those Years Of Knowledge Pass Down Generation By Generation Was Lost. To Me Its Mind Blowing That A Paradise Described In History Books Was Destroyed By The White Man Under Captivity, At The Same Time The Same Story Happened To All The Original Brown People Of America If You Pay Close Attention 💯
Whatever helps you sleep at night, boss
That was 500 years ago 🤦♂️
@@doug282 It shows that whatever stupid stuff people do could have effects on others lives even 500 years later.
@@bandido7994 It shows it’s their own fault!!
Coca Cola is seeing dollar signs in its future
Water = Life - No water no LIFE !
If we could send you our rain clouds from the UK we would 😢
That would be awesome! 😮
Don't waste them
Is the uk really cloudy
@@Jr-fc6kf at the moment yes, but summer is on its way.
@@Whothemsummer? You know there is something that should be called spring? You forgot about that?
Take some water by your ocean you dummy’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾🎤
Overpopulation is a major problem
Need leaders who study what my colleagues and I do. Greywater, rain tanks, watershed restoration, integrative ecological design etc etc. get with it!
I modified the waste lines from our bathtubs, showers and two bathroom sinks, and connected it up to drip irrigation for our vegetable garden. It saves us several thousand gallons a month.
I hope by river restoration you don't mean tearing down dams.
@@mkay1957 very nice! although greywater is not usually recommended for leafy greens.
@@BuhodePiedra We don't have leafy greens. Too many bugs and it gets too hot here. Pretty much tomatoes, peppers, chiles, zucchini and cucumbers. Sometimes some onions. We make a lot of salsa. I practically drink the stuff.😁
What did he say, around 40% is lost due to leaks in the system? Hmm...what should we do?
Leaks right into someone's pockets
Unacceptable
Whats crazy is that its not only Mexico, the western United States is also running out of water
Like their Aztec forbearers, their population expanded beyond their environments ability to sustain it.
the city’s main source of water comes from pumping underground aquifers and channeling a network of canals, dams and reservoirs that make up the Cutzamala System.
It is the Mayans and possibly the Olmecs who met their demise due to environmental changes. The Aztecs were thriving and had a larger city than any in Europe on the ground that now holds Mexico City, when Hernan Cortes came over with his conquistadors from Spain.
@@theonlycaulfield I'm not suggesting climate change. It was human activity on the local level. The Aztecs as well as Maya before them thrived so well they spread out and laid waste to the land. And their food source, corn, is low on complete protein. So a lot of land had to be brought under cultivation. The conquistadores had an easy time conquering the Aztecs because all their neighbors hated them and joined in dethroning them. Most great civilizations develop along rivers, not lakes. Because rivers seldom run out of water, like a lake or reservoir or even acquafer can.
global warming....from humans destroying their only planet they have with automobile exhaust
@@samshepperrd What I am getting at is that the Aztecs did not fail due to expanding beyond the environments ability to sustain them. From the little we know the Aztecs seem to have employed a system of crop rotation and let the land lie fallow at times so as not to deplete the soil. Due to this, they were having no problem producing food including not just maize, but also beans and squash. Yes, non-Aztec natives helped Hernan Cortes overthrow the Aztecs, but this is entirely beside the point of the Aztec's use of the environment, which they remarkably did not overstretch.
Coming to a city near you. With shorter winters & longer summers there will come a crazy migration in India & China as the water supply gets stressed. It won't be millions of people; it'll be billions.
That and India straight being unsafe for human habitation soontm
Exactly and it would be wise for many countries to close borders to migration or those problems will only be brought to them... and then what?
My property is classified as private property for a reason, I’ll handle trespassers however I see fit.
Blame cartels for stealing free water and then charging tourist areas twice the money.
The the Mexican government allows Coca Cola and other water consuming corporations to come in and devastate communities that need it the most.
How if they all coming to America. Too much fake reporting 😅going on. All these journalists really are terrible. Talk about the shi$$ that matters to us Americans. An reall problems
Well don’t we have Oceans and they have Oceans around them Boil and purify the Ocean water we cannot run low on what is all around us.
We arent mad at the organization or conditions that make south America unliviable, in USA, we are just mad at immigrant families! Not drug cartels or people who brutalize innocent civilians😂😂😂😂
California has aging reservoirs they can’t fill to capacity. Old infrastructure it’s a shame. Agriculture could likely use it
Im in Mexico City right now, news is news, nobody here is concerned nor have I heard of this until now.
American News blows things that happen in Mexico outta proportion. I remember once I got 20texts from back at home when I was there because they heard there was a horrific storm…… as I was swimming in a pool on a 90 degree day.
@@Summithigh71 Ding ding ding u guessed it
I’m also in Mexico City. Same thing
Yep, I live near Polanco , we still have water...this news are out ot proportion
I live in Mexico city and this is real, in the Santa Fe area and Cuajimalpa you can see these trucks supplying water to several buildings and houses. It's a real threat .
I lived through Day Zero in Cape Town - it completely sucks and my hearth goes out to everyone in Mexico City
We have water, don't believe everything they say...🙄
heart
Water are they planning to do about it😅
Too many people using too many water
Nice one Sherlock
They must be breeding like rabbits
@@noel_996yes they do, lmfao
Ya, because they are passing through to migrate north to ilegaly enter the US in the milions
Truth hurts... climate change is not on their side either.
Aren't parts of Mexico city also sinking due to the water table drying up? I thought I heard that a while back.
Yes
@@Ah-mi1mp Thanks.
They need better water management practices. Mexico City should be doing everything from recycling water, to measuring their daily water consumption and enforcing limits on large water expending activities. Capetown, South Africa was in a similar situation in 2020, and they were able to solve their water crisis in just two years.
Yall cant really belive this. Water dosent disapear. Theres a water cycle that naturally cleans water. Sometimes we can manually clean water like we do everyday from the sewage system. Theres even ways to get rid of salt in ocean water even tho is expensive. Its simple can companies keep their chemicals out of it and can we plant more trees so their roots and leaves can clean ground water and encourage rain fall. There is no such thing as "run out" more like controlled and allowed and not allowed to distribute.
Climate crisis.
The only surprisingly thing is that it didn't happen much sooner.
Ironic, considering Mexico City used to be a lake.
it could become the new set for Dune 3🙁😨😨😓😓
Blah blah we all go through droughts. Get your own government to upgrade infrastructure.
Why dont they get water from the ocean and use automatic febrilators to clean the water
very expensive and caustic to the atmosphere. Catch 22.
Largest City on the Continent...this might be the current limit.
Its been raining like crazy. Why don't you put some buckets out
You gotta filter rain water. Rain water is polluted
@@cutthechicken194you boil water
Hasnt been raining over here, rain between november and may is extremely rare
It’s the dry season. Wet season comes in around May down there.
They been saying this for more than 15 years. Central Mexici has a long rain season starts in May finishes in November it recovers in those months.
This should be a warning to cities like Las Vegas and phoenix…the day will come soon when residents of these US cites will have to line up with buckets to get necessary water.
Build desalination plants. Water rates will be prohibitively expensive but it's better than having no water at all. Problem solved.
No they won’t. Las Vegas recycles 94% of their water. Las Vegas will probably never run out of water.
Phoenix. Well you might be right on that one
They are doing it now. I was listening to mini documentary on the radio 📻. In Nevado, some communities are doing that. I found it "funny" how that does not make mainstream news!
I'm in Apache Junction & we aren't even allowed to have fake grass.
Interesting way to say you have no idea what you are talking about 😂. Las Vegas has been recycling and conserving for years .
While rich people can afford to buy bottled. Or filter systems. Or live where their water reserves will never hit a critical low...
Hi, did we forget about how the Colorado River used to flow to Mexico City? Until America depleted the water so much it barely irrigates the Los Angeles area? That's pretty important, huh? Let's not forget about the Colorado River.
SBayrd
No flowed into the gulf of California. Besides, water doesn't flow uphill. Do some research, really easy. Agenda much?
There is an agreement between two countries on the usage of the Colorado River. It's a shared resource.
@mrxman581 There is an agreement that US cities and states along its course were to receive certain amounts of water, also. It has never been delivered since the 1930s by the Bureau of Reclamation. A good read and history, if you are interested, is a book entitled "Cadillac Desert."
Look at a map, educate yourself about the course of the Colorado River.
The US cleans the water and sends it to Mexico. Not to mention that's far from Mexico City so wouldn't help a thing
Good thing the Cartels will step in and help
Lack of rain , non consistent conservation, and filter/ environmental cleanup efforts.
We are all going to suffer the same fate if we dont take care of our planet .
Not Americas problem
Everything is Americas problem, one way or another
Surrounding countries should send aid. I wouldn’t mind my US tax dollars contributing, everyone deserves water.
Mexico should have been investing in technology like desalination and building the infrastructure to move it to where it's needed. Mexico has a very large coast line relative to its size.
Not sustainable. Other countries can't do that forever.
We’ve been taxed enough.
If it keeps migrants out, that might ACTUALLY be dollars well spent.
Wow 2 disgusting comments back to back
The larger issue is the Mexican tradition of not paying taxes (to pay for infrastructure), much like the Greeks. Water can be stored, distributed, treated and reclaimed but it takes investment.
with all the rain they get....
Like Jakarta, the economy prioritizes pavement over gardens to let the aquifers
Not in Mexico City. They do in other parts of the country.
Atleast theres a lot of Coca Cola and beers 🍺
Just got back from EDC Mexico. Running water is a luxury, most people rely on their water being delivered.
Mexico has never had the best or cleanest water. New immigrants to USA will buy bottled water like thete is no tomorrow. Walmart has noticed this and jacked up the prices. Essentially fleecing Hispanic immigrants.
They said that about Nevada last year.
If only the cartels put the drug money to actual good use to help THEIR people in THEIR own home smh. World is crazy
Cartels have NO morals or humanity. The good die young & evil lives on for a long time
What relationship is there between drug cartels and Mexico City? Do you even understand what you are saying? Oh and by the way, why don't you say something like, 'if all the American drug gangs used the money to help their own home...' do you see how dumb this sounds?
Stop doing drugs. Cartels are business organizations at the top of the food chains of greed. They don't have a "people" to do anything for, not even within their ranks. What's crazy is not seeing the world for what it is and living in lala land
@@rafsoverflow obviously you don’t understand what I mean lmao, not even gonna explain myself too lazy lol
@@rafsoverflowthat funny cause the last time I check, in the US the gangs and stuff don’t line government and politicians pockets to secretly run the place
argentina you're next
builders who sell homes to people without adequate supply should be held accountable.
LMAO
True, thousand of New apartment buildings , government don't even check them properly they just want the money.
Not the builders responsibility, that's on the government. They shouldn't have approved the construction if they didn't have the infrastructure to support it. How would a builder even know that information?
Maybe make less tortillas....?
They always say never drink the water there.
Sure during a presidential election in Mexico let’s make any and every problem as massive as possible, because and until American interest is back at front row, every problem Mexicans have is so important to us. Once in charge them go to he_ll.
4T will win again, cheat 60 million votes we dare you.
May god help them ❤
And why doesn’t he? Get a brain.
Amen
Jesus will fulfill you more than anything in this world, I speak from experience (from when i did Romans 10:9-13), he loves you and wants to be in a meaningful (not romantic) relationship with you. :)
“that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans 10:9-13 KJV
“and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
Mark 1:15 KJV
If you want proof that Jesus and the Bible are true look a documentary called “Ron Wyatt discoveries 2022” on UA-cam and a UA-cam channel called Expedition Bible. They both examine archeological sites and discoveries that prove the Bible, and even reference secular sources. (Just don’t convert to 7th day Adventism after watching the documentary) And lastly if you don’t know the gospel and want to be saved search up “abc’s of Salvation Teenmissions” on Google and it should be the first or second result. When you click on it read the whole thing, and do what it says and have faith in Jesus while you are doing it, do not doubt, and if it is hard for you to do what it says, ask Jesus to help you, have faith that he will, and *he will.*
God Bless :)
@@oo0Spyder0oohis timing is perfect, just because he isn’t miracously helping them right now doesn’t mean we isn’t working in the background or isn’t helping at all.
Also, I know you couldve seen my message above, but Jesus will fulfill you more than anything in this world, I speak from experience (from when i did Romans 10:9-13), he loves you and wants to be in a meaningful (not romantic) relationship with you. :)
“that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans 10:9-13 KJV
“and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
Mark 1:15 KJV
If you want proof that Jesus and the Bible are true look a documentary called “Ron Wyatt discoveries 2022” on UA-cam and a UA-cam channel called Expedition Bible. They both examine archeological sites and discoveries that prove the Bible, and even reference secular sources. (Just don’t convert to 7th day Adventism after watching the documentary) And lastly if you don’t know the gospel and want to be saved search up “abc’s of Salvation Teenmissions” on Google and it should be the first or second result. When you click on it read the whole thing, and do what it says and have faith in Jesus while you are doing it, do not doubt, and if it is hard for you to do what it says, ask Jesus to help you, have faith that he will, and *he will.*
God Bless :)
Ain’t no way…
The irony, Tenochtitlan was built under a lake, modern Mexico City is even sinking because of this. Yet, somehow the city will manage to run out of water...
Desalination?
Mexico City is far from the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico.
My mother always told me to mind my own business and I’m minding my own business that’s a different country. You think any other country would help us if we needed food or water,nope!!
It begins.
brace yourself. They’re coming.
Breason
Father God please give mexico citys people the water they need ... In Jesus name please Lord.. Amen amen and amen !!! Help them in every way they need and whats needed most.. In Jesus name.. Amen amen and amen.. ❤
Nearly worst air quality too
Yeah especially during dry season air quality is horrible the sky is literally gray
Don't come up here to the USA!!
desalination
Interesting if they install a turbine power station to propel water up that hill into the city in a huge water line from the sea. 5 years to install? Would not doubt nuclear power. Instant supply of drinking water could be tanker trucked in. Mexico has a very extensive trucking industry that could easily handle that.
@isocarboxazid Yes, but you xan start building the needed infrastructure now too so it's ready to deal with future dry years.
This is why you don't build concrete jungles in an area that should be jungle. It's the biggest climate change issue -- more building.
I blame the Spaniards and colonization for this outcome
They are responsible to provide compensation.
@@ILovePancakes24 About 2/3 of Mexicans are either native partially native-derived; that would be a lot of compensation to dish out. And it's even higher in Central America, probably up to 90% of Guatemalans! LOL
They drained the lake because it was causing major flooding issues that caused many deaths. They knew nothing of the intricate water system that the Mexicas once deployed to live in a watery environment.
Lmao well I live in Texas so now I'll probably start seeing the nice Mexicans tow back water instead of vehicles.
Mexico should get a hold of it's cartel problem, and even the organized corruption. Once this happens, help the country. Start cloud seeding problems. These programs will help increase rain fall, and make it to where it floods the city.
They are terrorists and warlord now. They use IED and and armor vehicle against each other
Yeahh it floods the city and drowns everyone. Thats real smart 😂🤔
@@BleuBelairIt would not flood the city. If anything the city will soak up the water fast. The city is on top of a huge lake. It's a aquifer. So the water would be soaked up fast.
@joshuauriarte452 there is no proper drainage. Entire neighborhoods would flood.
@@joshuauriarte452it's sand and silt under the city how or where would it absorb?
Typical government kicking the can down the road..
Leaks of water in pipes..
Develop more housing outside of The City now !! There’s lots of land to get started on outside of MC
@@isocarboxazidbut then environmentalists will also fight against this
People don’t have money for that. People can’t make money cause corrupt government.
Corrupt government because cartels.
Cartels because people have no money.
North is mostly dessert south is rough tropical forest. No where to thrive from.
north = desert
south = morelos state (dangerous af and no water reservoirs)
east = volcano popocatepetl
west = toluca (dangerous af)
in fact this city is way too populated. the same as its surroundings
Do not come here.!! Get water in Costa Rica or Brazil or whatever.
Keep us posted, we'd love to see how this turns out.
United States is next 😂
So,not our problem we're not with messico or messicans we're 2 different countries!!! And don't come here either!!!
NYC better get those gift cards ready! 21 million thirsty people will be on the move soon.
Fine print - gift cards not for bottled water.
Gross
Hahahaha very nice.
Sounds like a Mexican problem stick to the real news that matters to Americans like the border stopping illegals
Water wars begin
Blame the Spaniards for building the city on the lake when they conquered the Aztecs. Things were fine, but nothing lasts forever.
Hundreds of years for Mexicans to fox that issue. Stop whining about the past.
Coca-Cola took all your water
Mexicans are hard working they’ll figure it out.
Or not. They don’t tend to care much there. They’re more interested in their beer.
Racist
@@reflectionsinthebible3579comment stands out ironically as prejudice in a hateful way despite your username.
Praying for Mexico City an those who live their
Great, now I’m gonna have to cover my well with bricks and remove the hand pump for my water tank
Lies as usual and with a simple question i can really open the can up. So where did all the water go from the great flood of Noah?
Glad I live on lake superior,,,,,canadian side,,,,unlimited fresh water all the time
All I hear is “What you meaaaan?!” 😅 🤦♂️
Thanks Coca Cola...