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Mexico, A Changing Climate

A tourist boat sits grounded after La Boca dam dropped to 8.5% capacity during the 2022 drought. Monterrey remains caught between extreme water scarcity and catastrophic, climate-driven flooding. Santiago, Nuevo León, 20 June 2022. Mexico is especially vulnerable to climate extremes, with 52% of its territory situated in arid or semi-arid zones.

Photograph: César Rodríguez, Norwegian Red Cross, SNCA, World Press Photo 2026

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Apr 24 at 2:30amWeb
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Over the last two decades, environmental disasters have internally displaced approximately 2.7 million people, a figure projected to reach up to 8 million by 2050.

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Show threadaxolotl solidarioApr 25
@appassionato Esa la tomé yo hace unos años en la laguna de #Zumpango, un poco al norte de la #CDMX. Hace como un año me dijeron que regresó un poco el agua, pero no se como esta ahora.
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A stranded houseboat along the Negro River.
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