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2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h ea … 1 /1 9 S it e N avig atio n H om e P ag e H om e P ag e W orld U .S .
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M IC H AL K IM MLM AN , P hoto gra p h J O SH H AN R F . 1 7, 2 017 M EX IC O C IT Y — O n b ad d ay s, y ou c an s m ell t h e s te n ch f ro m a m ile a w ay, d rif tin g o ver a n ow here s p ra w l o f h ig hw ay s a n d o ff ic e p ark s.
W hen t h e G ra n d C an al w as c o m ple te d , a t t h e e n d o f t h e 1 800s, i t w as M ex ic o C ity ’s B ro okly n B rid ge, a m ajo r f e at o f e n gin eerin g a n d a s y m bol o f c iv ic p rid e:
2 9 m ile s l o ng, w ith t h e a b ility t o m ove t e n s o f t h ousa n ds o f g allo ns o f w aste w ate r p er s e co nd. I t p ro m is e d t o s o lv e t h e f lo odin g a n d s e w ag e p ro ble m s t h at h ad p la g ued t h e c ity f o r c en tu rie s.
O nly i t d id n’t, p re tty m uch f ro m t h e s ta rt. T he c an al w as b ase d o n g ra v ity . A nd M ex ic o C ity , a m ile a n d a h alf a b ove s e a l e v el, w as s in kin g, c o lla p sin g i n o n i ts e lf .
I t s till i s , f a ste r a n d f a ste r, a n d t h e c an al i s j u st o ne v ic tim o f w hat h as b eco m e a v ic io us c y cle . A lw ay s s h ort o f w ate r, M ex ic o C ity k eep s d rillin g d eep er f o r m ore , w eak en in g t h e a n cie n t c la y l a k e b ed s o n w hic h t h e A zte cs f ir s t b uilt m uch o f t h e c ity , c au sin g i t t o c ru m ble e v en f u rth er. 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h ea … 3 /1 9 5 I N CH S /Y A R 7 I N CH S /Y A R S A N K A T A R AT O F 9 I N CH S P R Y A R I Z TA PA LA PA N IG H O RH OOD C IT Y C N T R N atio n al P ala ce C IT Y C N T R N atio n al P ala ce C olo re d a re a h ow h ow q uic k l t h e g ro u nd a n k f r o m O cto er 2 014 t o M a 2 01 5 G ra n d C an al M i in g d ata S I R RA D G UAD ALU P M X IC O C IT Y M i in g d ata G ra n d C an al xte n t o f u nderl in g a n cie n t la k e e d im en t S I R RA D G UAD ALU P M X IC O C IT Y 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h ea … 4 /1 9 I t i s a c y cle m ad e w ors e b y c lim ate c h an ge. M ore h eat a n d d ro ught m ean m ore e v ap ora tio n a n d y et m ore d em an d f o r w ate r, a d din g p re ssu re t o t a p d is ta n t r e se rv oir s a t s ta g gerin g c o sts o r f u rth er d ra in u nderg ro und a q uif e rs a n d h aste n t h e c ity ’s c o lla p se .
I t s till i s , f a ste r a n d f a ste r, a n d t h e c an al i s j u st o ne v ic tim o f w hat h as b eco m e a v ic io us c y cle . A lw ay s s h ort o f w ate r, M ex ic o C ity k eep s d rillin g d eep er f o r m ore , w eak en in g t h e a n cie n t c la y l a k e b ed s o n w hic h t h e A zte cs f ir s t b uilt m uch o f t h e c ity , c au sin g i t t o c ru m ble e v en f u rth er. S ou rc e : S uid en ce r a te d ata f r o m D r. A nd S ow te r a t G eo m atic V en tu re L im it e d . 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h ea … 5 /1 9 I t i s a c y cle m ad e w ors e b y c lim ate c h an ge. M ore h eat a n d d ro ught m ean m ore e v ap ora tio n a n d y et m ore d em an d f o r w ate r, a d din g p re ssu re t o t a p d is ta n t r e se rv oir s a t s ta g gerin g c o sts o r f u rth er d ra in u nderg ro und a q uif e rs a n d h aste n t h e c ity ’s c o lla p se . C IT Y C N T R N atio n al P ala ce G ra n d C an al xte n t o f u nderl in g a n cie n t la k e e d im en t S I R RA D G UAD ALU P M X IC O C IT Y 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h ea … 6 /1 9 S ou rc e : S uid en ce r a te d ata f r o m D r. A nd S ow te r a t G eo m atic V en tu re L im it e d . I n t h e i m men se n eig hborh ood o f I z ta p ala p a — w here n early t w o m illio n p eo ple l iv e, m an y o f t h em u nab le t o c o unt o n w ate r f ro m t h eir t a p s — a t e en ag er w as s w allo w ed u p w here a c ra ck i n t h e b rittle g ro und s p lit o pen a s tr e et. S id ew alk s r e se m ble b ro ken c h in a, a n d 1 5 e le m en ta ry s c h ools h av e c ru m ble d o r c av ed i n .
M uch i s b ein g w ritte n a b out c lim ate c h an ge a n d t h e i m pact o f r is in g s e as o n w ate rfro nt p opula tio ns. B ut c o asts a re n ot t h e o nly p la ces a ff e cte d . M ex ic o C ity — h ig h i n t h e m ounta in s, i n t h e c en te r o f t h e c o untr y — i s a g la rin g e x am ple . T he w orld h as a l o t i n veste d i n c ro w ded c ap ita ls l ik e t h is o ne, w ith v ast n um bers o f p eo ple , h uge e co nom ie s a n d t h e s ta b ility o f a h em is p here a t r is k .
O ne s tu dy p re d ic ts t h at 1 0 p erc en t o f M ex ic an s a g es 1 5 t o 6 5 c o uld e v en tu ally t r y t o e m ig ra te n orth a s a r e su lt o f r is in g t e m pera tu re s, d ro ught a n d f lo ods, p ote n tia lly s c atte rin g m illio ns o f p eo ple a n d h eig hte n in g a lr e ad y e x tr e m e p olitic al t e n sio ns o ver i m mig ra tio n.
T he e ff e cts o f c lim ate c h an ge a re v arie d a n d o pportu nis tic , b ut o ne t h in g i s c o nsis te n t: T hey a re l ik e s p ark s i n t h e t in der. T hey e x pose c itie s’ b ig gest 5 I N CH S /Y A R 7 I N CH S /Y A R S A N K A T A R AT O F 9 I N CH S P R Y A R I Z TA PA LA PA N IG H O RH OOD C IT Y C N T R N atio n al P ala ce C han gin g C lim ate , C han gin g C it ie T h e f ir t in a e rie o f a rtic le a ou t h ow c lim ate c h an ge i c h alle n gin g t h e w orld ’ u r an c e n te r .
C olo re d a re a h ow h ow q uic k l t h e g ro u nd a n k f r o m O cto er 2 014 t o M a 2 01 5 G ra n d C an al M i in g d ata S I R RA D G UAD ALU P M X IC O C IT Y M i in g d ata 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h ea … 7 /1 9 v uln era b ilitie s, i n fla m in g t r o uble s t h at p olitic ia n s a n d c ity p la n ners o fte n i g nore o r t r y t o p ap er o ver. A nd t h ey s p re ad o utw ard , d efy in g b ord ers .
T hat’s w hat t h is s e rie s i s a b out — h ow g lo bal c itie s t a ck le c lim ate t h re ats , o r f a il t o . A ro und t h e w orld , e x tr e m e w eath er a n d w ate r s c arc ity a re a ccele ra tin g r e p re ssio n, r e g io nal c o nflic ts a n d v io le n ce. A C olu m bia U niv ers ity r e p ort f o und t h at w here r a in fa ll d eclin es, “ th e r is k o f a l o w le v el c o nflic t e sc ala tin g t o a f u ll s c ale c iv il w ar a p pro xim ate ly d ouble s t h e f o llo w in g y ear.” T he P en ta g on’s t e rm f o r c lim ate c h an ge i s “ th re at m ultip lie r.” A nd n ow here d oes t h is a p ply m ore o bvio usly t h an i n c itie s. T his i s t h e f ir s t u rb an c en tu ry i n h um an h is to ry , t h e f ir s t t im e m ore p eo ple l iv e i n c itie s t h an d on’t, w ith p re d ic tio ns t h at t h re eq uarte rs o f t h e g lo bal p opula tio n w ill b e u rb an b y 2 050. B y t h at t im e, a cco rd in g t o a n oth er s tu dy, t h ere m ay b e m ore t h an 7 00 m illio n c lim ate r e fu gees o n t h e m ove.
F or m an y c itie s a ro und t h e w orld , a d ap tin g t o c lim ate c h an ge i s a r o ute t o l o ng t e rm p ro sp erity . T hat’s t h e g ood n ew s, w here s o cie tie s a re w illin g t o l is te n . B ut a d ap ta tio n c an a ls o b e c o stly a n d s lo w . I t c an r u n c o unte r t o t h e r h yth m s o f p olitic al c am paig ns a n d h ead lo ng i n to p ow erfu l, e n tr e n ch ed i n te re sts , c o nfo undin g b usin ess a s u su al. T his i s , i n e ff e ct, w hat h ap pen ed i n N ew O rle an s, w hic h i g nore d c o untle ss w arn in g s ig ns, d estr o yed n atu ra l p ro te ctio ns, g av e d ev elo pers a f re e p ass a n d f a ile d t o r e in fo rc e l e v ees b efo re H urric an e K atr in a l e ft m uch o f t h e c ity i n r u in s.
U nlik e t r a ff ic j a m s o r c rim e, c lim ate c h an ge i s n ’t s o m eth in g m ost p eo ple e asily f e el o r s e e. I t i s c erta in ly n ot w hat r e sid en ts i n M ex ic o C ity t a lk a b out e v ery d ay.
B ut i t i s l ik e a n a p pro ach in g s to rm , s tr a in in g a n a lr e ad y p re cario us s o cia l f a b ric a n d t h re ate n in g t o p ush a g re at c ity t o w ard a b re ak in g p oin t.
A s A rn old o K ra m er, M ex ic o C ity ’s c h ie f r e silie n ce o ff ic er, p ut i t: “ C lim ate c h an ge h as b eco m e t h e b ig gest l o ngte rm t h re at t o t h is c ity ’s f u tu re . A nd t h at’s b ecau se i t i s l in ked t o w ate r, h ealth , a ir p ollu tio n, t r a ff ic d is ru ptio n f ro m f lo ods, h ousin g v uln era b ility t o l a n dslid es — w hic h m ean s w e c an ’t b eg in t o a d dre ss a n y o f t h e c ity ’s r e al p ro ble m s w ith out f a cin g t h e c lim ate i s su e.” T here ’s m uch m ore a t s ta k e t h an t h is c ity ’s w ell b ein g. A t t h e e x tr e m e, i f c lim ate c h an ge w re ak s h av oc o n t h e s o cia l a n d e co nom ic f a b ric o f g lo bal l in ch pin s l ik e M ex ic o C ity , w arn s t h e w rite r C hris tia n P are n ti, “ n o a m ount o f w alls , g uns, b arb ed w ir e , a rm ed a eria l d ro nes o r p erm an en tly d ep lo yed m erc en arie s w ill b e a b le t o s a v e o ne h alf o f t h e p la n et f ro m t h e o th er.” 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h ea … 8 /1 9 uild in g n ow u n du la te w here o n ce t h e a re a w a f la t.
S pra w l a n d S ubsid en ce A n e le m en t o f m ag ic al r e alis m p la y s i n to M ex ic o C ity ’s s in kin g. A t a r o undab out a lo ng t h e P ase o d e l a R efo rm a, t h e c ity ’s w id e d ow nto w n b oule v ard , t h e g ild ed A ngel o f I n dep en den ce, a s y m bol o f M ex ic an p rid e, l o oks o ver a s e a o f t r a ff ic f ro m t h e t o p o f a t a ll C orin th ia n c o lu m n.
T ouris ts s n ap p ic tu re s w ith out r e aliz in g t h at w hen M ex ic o ’s p re sid en t c u t t h e r ib bon f o r t h e c o lu m n i n 1 910, t h e m onum en t s a t o n a s c u lp tu re d b ase r e ach ed b y c lim bin g n in e s h allo w s te p s. B ut o ver t h e d ecad es, t h e w hole n eig hborh ood a ro und t h e m onum en t s a n k, l ik e a r e ced in g o cean a t l o w t id e, g ra d ually m aro onin g t h e A ngel. F ourte en l a rg e s te p s e v en tu ally h ad t o b e a d ded t o t h e b ase s o t h at t h e m onum en t s till c o nnecte d t o t h e s tr e et.
D eep er i n t h e c ity ’s h is to ric c en te r, t h e r e ar o f t h e N atio nal P ala ce n ow t ilts o ver t h e s id ew alk l ik e a s e a c ap ta in l e an in g i n to a s tr o ng h ead w in d. B uild in gs h ere c an r e se m ble C ubis t d ra w in gs, w ith s la n tin g w in dow s, w av y c o rn ic es a n d d oors t h at n o l o nger a lig n w ith t h eir f ra m es. P ed estr ia n s t r u dge u p h ills w here t h e o nce f la t l a k e b ed h as g iv en w ay. T he c ath ed ra l i n t h e c ity ’s c en tr a l s q uare , k now n a s t h e Z ócalo , f a m ously s u nken i n s p ots d urin g t h e l a st c en tu ry , i s a k in d o f f u n h ouse , w ith a l e an in g c h ap el a n d a b ell t o w er i n to w hic h s to ne w ed ges w ere i n se rte d I n te re te d in k e ep in g u p w it h c lim ate c h an ge?
S ig n u p t o r e ce iv e o u r i n d ep th jo u rn ali m a ou t c lim ate c h an ge a ro u n d t h e w orld .
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2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h ea … 9 /1 9 d urin g c o nstr u ctio n t o a ct m ore o r l e ss l ik e m atc h books u nder t h e l e g o f a w obbly c afe t a b le .
V olc a n ic o il a fe gu ard ed t h e w ate r u ppl f o r c e n tu rie .
L ore ta C astr o R eg uera i s a y oung, H arv ard tr a in ed a rc h ite ct w ho h as m ad e a s p ecia lty o f t h e s in kin g g ro und i n M ex ic o C ity , a p hen om en on k now n a s s u bsid en ce. S he p oin te d d ow n a m ain s tr e et t h at s tr e tc h es f ro m t h e Z ócalo a n d d iv id es e ast f ro m w est, f o llo w in g t h e r o ute o f a n a n cie n t A zte c d ik e.
T he w hole c ity o ccu pie s w hat w as o nce a n etw ork o f l a k es. I n 1 325, t h e A zte cs e sta b lis h ed t h eir c ap ita l, T en och titlá n , o n a n i s la n d. O ver t im e, t h ey e x pan ded t h e c ity w ith l a n dfill a n d p la n te d c ro ps o n f lo atin g g ard en s c alle d c h in am pas, p lo ts o f a ra b le s o il c re ate d f ro m w attle a n d s e d im en t. T he l a k es p ro vid ed t h e A zte cs w ith a l in e o f d efe n se , t h e c h in am pas w ith s u ste n an ce. T he i d ea: L iv e w ith n atu re .
T hen t h e c o nquerin g S pan ia rd s w ag ed w ar a g ain st w ate r, d ete rm in ed t o s u bdue i t.
T he A zte c s y ste m w as f o re ig n t o t h em . T hey r e p la ced t h e d ik es a n d c an als w ith s tr e ets a n d s q uare s. T hey d ra in ed t h e l a k es a n d c le are d f o re stla n d, s u ff e rin g f lo od a fte r f lo od, i n clu din g o ne t h at d ro w ned t h e c ity f o r f iv e s tr a ig ht y ears .
“ T he A zte cs m an ag ed ,” M s. C astr o s a id . “ B ut t h ey h ad 3 00,0 00 p eo ple . W e n ow h av e 2 1 m illio n.” 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h e … 1 0/1 9 A n 1 8th c e n tu r e n gra vin g. H i to ric a l P ic tu re A rc h iv e /C or i , v ia G ett Im ag e M ex ic o C ity t o day i s a n a g glo m era tio n o f n eig hborh oods t h at a re r e ally m an y b ig c itie s c h eek b y j o w l. D urin g t h e l a st c en tu ry , m illio ns o f m ig ra n ts p oure d i n f ro m t h e c o untr y sid e t o f in d j o bs. T he c ity ’s g ro w th , f ro m 3 0 s q uare m ile s i n 1 950 t o a m etr o polita n a re a o f a b out 3 ,0 00 s q uare m ile s 6 0 y ears l a te r, h as p ro duced a v ib ra n t b ut c h ao tic m eg alo polis o f l a rg ely u npla n ned a n d s p ra w lin g d ev elo pm en t.
H ig hw ay s a n d c ars c h oke t h e a tm osp here w ith h eat in ducin g c arb on d io xid e — a n d d ev elo pm en t h as w ip ed o ut n early e v ery r e m ain in g t r a ce o f t h e o rig in al l a k es, t a x in g t h e u nderg ro und a q uif e rs a n d f o rc in g w hat w as o nce a w ate r ric h v alle y t o i m port b illio ns o f g allo ns f ro m f a r a w ay.
T he s y ste m o f g ettin g t h e w ate r f ro m t h ere t o h ere i s a m ir a cle o f m odern h ydro en gin eerin g. B ut i t i s a ls o a c ra zy f e at, i n p art a c o nse q uen ce o f t h e f a ct t h at t h e c ity , w ith a l e g acy o f s tr u gglin g g overn m en t, h as n o l a rg es c ale o pera tio n f o r r e cy clin g w aste w ate r o r c o lle ctin g r a in w ate r, f o rc in g i t t o e x pel a s ta g gerin g 2 00 b illio n g allo ns o f b oth v ia c rip ple d s e w ers l ik e t h e G ra n d C an al. M ex ic o C ity n ow i m ports a s m uch a s 4 0 p erc en t o f i ts w ate r f ro m r e m ote s o urc es — t h en s q uan ders m ore t h an 4 0 p erc en t o f w hat r u ns t h ro ugh i ts 8 ,0 00 m ile s o f p ip es b ecau se o f l e ak s a n d p ilf e rin g. T his i s n ot t o m en tio n t h at p um pin g a ll t h is w ate r m ore t h an a m ile u p i n to t h e m ounta in s c o nsu m es r o ughly a s m uch e n erg y a s d oes t h e e n tir e m etr o polis o f P ueb la , a M ex ic an s ta te c ap ita l w ith a p opula tio n a k in t o P hila d elp hia ’s .
E ven w ith t h is m in db ogglin g u nderta k in g, t h e g overn m en t a ck now le d ges t h at n early 2 0 p erc en t o f M ex ic o C ity r e sid en ts — c ritic s p ut t h e n um ber e v en h ig her — s till c an ’t c o unt o n g ettin g w ate r f ro m t h eir t a p s e ach d ay. F or s o m e r e sid en ts , w ate r c o m es o nly o nce a w eek , o r o nce e v ery s e v era l w eek s, a n d t h at m ay m ean j u st a n h our o f y ello w m uck d rip pin g f ro m t h e f a u cet. T hose p eo ple h av e t o h ir e 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h e … 1 1 /1 9 S om e r e id en t r e l o n “ p ip a,” la rg e t r u ck w it h h oe t h at d eliv e r w ate r f r o m a q u if e r . A p ip a in t h e S an A ndré T o to lt e p ec n eig h orh ood . t r u ck s t o d eliv er d rin kin g w ate r, a t c o sts s o m etim es e x ponen tia lly h ig her t h an w ealth y r e sid en ts p ay i n b ette r s e rv ed n eig hborh oods.
O vers e ein g t h e c ity ’s w ate r s u pply i s a t h in , p atie n t m an w ith t h e w ar w eary a ir o f a n o ld g en era l: R am ón A guir re D ía z, d ir e cto r o f t h e W ate r S yste m o f M ex ic o C ity , i s u nusu ally f ra n k a b out t h e p erils a h ead .
“ C lim ate c h an ge i s e x pecte d t o h av e t w o e ff e cts ,” h e t o ld m e. “ W e e x pect h eav ie r, m ore i n te n se r a in s, w hic h m ean s m ore f lo ods, b ut a ls o m ore a n d l o nger d ro ughts .” I f i t s to ps r a in in g i n t h e r e se rv oir s w here t h e c ity g ets i ts w ate r, “ w e’re f a cin g a p ote n tia l d is a ste r,” h e s a id . “ T here i s n o w ay w e c an p ro vid e e n ough t r u ck s o f w ate r t o d eal w ith t h at s c en ario .” “ If w e h av e t h e p ro ble m s t h at C alif o rn ia a n d S ão P au lo h av e h ad ,” h e a d ded , “ th ere i s t h e s e rio us p ossib ility o f u nre st.” T he p ro ble m i s n ot s im ply t h at t h e a q uif e rs a re b ein g d ep le te d . M ex ic o C ity r e sts o n a m ix o f c la y l a k e b ed s a n d v olc an ic s o il. A re as l ik e d ow nto w n s it o n c la y.
O th er d is tr ic ts w ere b uilt o n v olc an ic f ie ld s.
V olc an ic s o il a b so rb s w ate r a n d d eliv ers i t t o t h e a q uif e rs . I t’s s ta b le a n d p oro us.
P ic tu re a b uck et f ille d w ith m arb le s. Y ou c an p our w ate r i n to t h e b uck et, a n d t h e m arb le s w ill h ard ly m ove. S tic k a s tr a w i n to t h e b uck et t o e x tr a ct t h e w ate r, a n d t h e m arb le s s till w on’t m ove. F or c en tu rie s, b efo re t h e p opula tio n e x plo ded , v olc an ic s o il g uara n te ed t h at t h e c ity h ad w ate r u nderg ro und.
M ex ic o C ity ’s w ate r c ris is t o day c o m es p artly f ro m t h e f a ct t h at s o m uch o f t h is p oro us l a n d — i n clu din g l a rg e s tr e tc h es o f w hat M ex ic o C ity h as s u ppose d ly s e t a sid e f o r a g ric u ltu re a n d p re se rv atio n, c alle d “ co nse rv atio n l a n d” — h as b een d ev elo ped . S o i t i s b urie d b en eath c o ncre te a n d a sp halt, s to ppin g r a in f ro m f ilte rin g d ow n t o t h e a q uif e rs , c au sin g f lo ods a n d c re atin g “ h eat i s la n ds” t h at r a is e t e m pera tu re s f u rth er a n d o nly i n cre ase t h e d em an d f o r w ate r. T his i s p art o f t h e s p ra w l p ro ble m . 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h e … 1 2/1 9 N ow , p ic tu re l a y ere d s h eets o f p la stic . O n a m ole cu la r l e v el, c la y a cts s o rt o f l ik e t h at. I t d oesn ’t r e ally a b so rb w ate r. I n ste ad , w ate r s e ttle s b etw een t h e s h eets . W hen t h e w ate r i s d ra in ed , t h e s h eets c an c o lla p se a n d c ra ck . I f a ll o f M ex ic o C ity w ere b uilt o n c la y, i t w ould a t l e ast s in k a t t h e s a m e r a te a n d “ su bsid en ce w ould b e a n a n ecd ote ,” M r. A guir re s a id .
B ut b ecau se t h e c ity i s b uilt o n a m ix o f c la y a n d v olc an ic s o il, i t s in ks u nev en ly , c au sin g d ra m atic a n d d ead ly f is su re s. I n I z ta p ala p a, P ed ro M octe zu m a B arra g án , d ir e cto r o f e co lo gic al s tu die s a t t h e M etr o polita n A uto nom ous U niv ers ity , c lim bed d ow n i n to w hat f e lt l ik e a r a v in e w here a s tr e et h ad g iv en w ay. H e’s b een t r a ck in g t h e p ro ble m f o r y ears . F if te en t h ousa n d h ouse s i n t h e a re a, h e s a id , h ad b een d am ag ed b y s in kin g g ro und.
T h e G ra n d C an al w a m ean t t o o lv e f lo od in g a n d e w ag e p ro le m t h at h ad p la g u ed t h e c it f o r c e n tu rie . 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h e … 1 3/1 9 T o d a, t h e c a n al o p era te a t o n l 3 0 p erc e n t o f c a p acit . A tr e tc h o f c a n al t h at r u n u n der a r o ad . ‘ T he C en te r o f W om en ’s L iv es’ D eep b elo w t h e h is to ric c en te r, w ate r e x tr a cte d f ro m a q uif e rs n ow c an e n d u p j u st b ey ond t h e c ity l im its , i n E cate p ec, a t o ne o f t h e l a rg est p um pin g s ta tio ns a lo ng t h e G ra n d C an al. T he p um p, c o m ple te d i n 2 007, w as b uilt t o m ove 1 1 ,0 00 g allo ns p er s e co nd — e sse n tia lly w ate r t h at n ow n eed s t o b e l if te d u p f ro m w here t h e c an al h as c o lla p se d , j u st s o t h at i t c an c o ntin ue o n i ts w ay.
T he m an i n c h arg e o f t h is h erc u le an u nderta k in g i s C arlo s S alg ad o T erá n , c h ie f o f t h e d ep artm en t o f d ra in ag e f o r Z one A i n M ex ic o C ity , a t r im , n ofu nnyb usin ess o ff ic ia l i n a s ta rc h ed b rig ht g re en s h ir t. A cco rd in g t o M r. S alg ad o, t h e G ra n d C an al t o day i s w ork in g a t o nly 3 0 p erc en t o f c ap acity b ecau se o f s u bsid en ce. H e a d m itte d t h at i t w as a S is y phean s tr u ggle t o k eep u p w ith t h e c ity ’s d eclin e. P arts o f t h e c an al a ro und E cate p ec h av e s u nk a n a d ditio nal s ix f e et j u st s in ce t h e p la n t w as b uilt, h e s a id .
H e s h ow ed m e a ro und o ne m orn in g. T he c an al i s w id e o pen , a s tin kin g r iv er o f s e w ag e b elc h in g m eth an e a n d s u lf u ric a cid . A partm en t b lo ck s, i n co ngru ously p ain te d c h eerfu l C ra y ola c o lo rs , h ug t h e b an k. A l o nely t r ic y cle s a t i n a p ark in g l o t n ear w here t h e s ta tio n’s g ia n t, n ois y e n gin es c h urn o ut g re asy w hite f o am t h at c o ats t h e b la ck w ate r.
M r. S alg ad o a sk ed i f I w an te d a t o ur o f t h e f ilte rs . “ T he s m ell c an b e u nbeara b le , a n d i t’s v ery u nhealth y,” h e c au tio ned .
T he d is tr ic t o f T la lp an i s o n t h e o pposite s id e o f M ex ic o C ity . T here , C la u dia S hein bau m , a f o rm er e n vir o nm en t m in is te r w ho d ev elo ped t h e c ity ’s f ir s t c lim ate c h an ge p ro gra m , i s n ow a l o cal d is tr ic t p re sid en t. S he h as t h e s lig htly i m patie n t, d efe n siv e m ie n o f s o m eo ne w re stlin g w ith a n i m possib le m is sio n.
“ W ith c lim ate c h an ge, t h e s itu atio n w ill o nly g et m uch w ors e ,” s h e s a id . A w arm in g c lim ate w ill o nly i n cre ase t h e c ity ’s p ro ble m s w ith p ollu tio n, s p ecif ic ally o zo ne. H eat w av es m ean h ealth c ris e s a n d r is in g c o sts f o r h ealth c are i n a c ity w here a ir c o nditio nin g i s n ot c o m monpla ce i n p oor n eig hborh oods. S he s e co nded 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h e … 1 4/1 9 w hat M r. A guir re h ad s a id a b out t h e t h re at o f d ro ught. “ Y es,” s h e s a id , “ if t h ere i s d ro ught w e a re n ot p re p are d .” F or t h e t im e b ein g, W ell 3 0 h elp s s u pply T la lp an w ith d rin kin g w ate r. O ne r e cen t m orn in g, l a rg e t r u ck s, c alle d “ p ip as,” s o m e w ith n eat l e tte rin g t h at p ro m is e d “ ag ua p ota b le ,” c ro w ded a m uddy t u rn off b esid e t h e h ig hw ay. F ro m a l o w c in der b lo ck b uild in g, p ain te d r e d , s c ra w le d w ith g ra ff iti a n d c ro w ned i n b arb ed w ir e , s p ro ute d t w o l o ng, a n gle d p ip es c o nnecte d t o d an glin g h ose s. T he a rra n gem en t o f t h e p ip es a n d h ose s l o oked s o m eth in g l ik e t h e g allo w s i n a g am e o f h an gm an .
T hese p ip es p lu nge 1 ,0 00 f e et d ow n t o r e ach a n a q uif e r. T ru ck s, e n dle ssly , o ne a fte r a n oth er, w ait t h eir t u rn t o f ill u p, p ositio nin g t h em se lv es b en eath t h e h ose s.
T his i s w here r e sid en ts o f T la lp an g et w ate r w hen t h ey c an ’t g et i t f ro m t h eir f a u cets . I t t a k es m ore t h an 5 00 t r ip s a d ay t o s a tis fy t h e p arc h ed c itiz en s o f t h e d is tr ic t. J u an J o sé L ópez, t h e d is tr ic t r e p re se n ta tiv e a t t h e w ell, d is tr ib ute s a ssig nm en ts f ro m a d esk i n t h e r e d b uild in g p ile d w ith s ta ck s o f o rd ers t h at r e sid en ts f ile . D riv ers w ait a t h is w in dow , a s a t a f a st fo od d riv eth ro ugh, t o p ic k u p t h eir a ssig nm en ts .
“ T he p um p i s a lw ay s w ork in g,” M r. L ópez s a id . “ A t l e ast i t i s s till g ood w ate r.” T o t h e e ast, i n I z ta p ala p a, s o m e w ells t a p i n to a n oxio us s te w c o nta m in ate d b y m in era ls a n d c h em ic als . A ngry r e sid en ts w ait i n l in es o vern ig ht t o p le ad w ith p ip a d riv ers , w ho s o m etim es p it d esp era te f a m ilie s a g ain st o ne a n oth er, s e ein g w ho p ay s t h e b ig ger b rib e.
F ern an do G onzále z, w ho h elp ed m an ag e t h e w ate r s u pply f o r I z ta p ala p a f o r 3 2 y ears , s a id t h e h ealth e ff e cts o f c o nta m in ate d w ate r w ere c le ar t o r e sid en ts w hose i n fa n ts r e g ula rly b ro ke o ut i n r a sh es a n d w hose g ra n dpare n ts s u ff e re d c o litis .
I n s o m e c ase s, t h e w ait f o r w ate r t r u ck s c an m ak e t h e c ab le g uy l o ok p unctu al:
D eliv erie s m ay b e p ro m is e d i n t h re e t o 3 0 d ay s, f o rc in g r e sid en ts t o s ta y h om e t h e w hole t im e, b ecau se o rd ers a re c an cele d i f t h ere ’s n o o ne i n t h e h ouse w hen t h e t r u ck s a rriv e.
“ W ate r b eco m es t h e c en te r o f w om en ’s l iv es i n p la ces w here t h ere i s a s e rio us p ro ble m ,” p oin ts o ut M ir e y a I m az, a p ro gra m d ir e cto r a t t h e N atio nal A uto nom ous U niv ers ity o f M ex ic o . “ W om en i n I z ta p ala p a c an s p en d a ll n ig ht w aitin g f o r t h e p ip as, t h en t h ey h av e t o b e h om e f o r t h e t r u ck s, a n d s o m etim es t h ey w ill r id e w ith t h e d riv ers t o m ak e s u re t h e d riv ers d eliv er t h e w ate r, w hic h i s n ot a lw ay s a s a fe t h in g t o d o.” “ It b eco m es i m possib le f o r m an y p oor w om en t o w ork o uts id e t h e h om e,” s h e s a id . “ T he w hole s y ste m i s m ad e w ors e b y c o rru ptio n.” T hat’s p re tty m uch w hat I h eard t a lk in g t o w om en i n I z ta p ala p a. V ir g in ia J o se fin a R am ír e z G ra n illo w as s ta n din g i n t h e c o urty ard o f a c o m munity c en te r i n S an M ig uel T eo to ngo, a h illy n eig hborh ood o n t h e e d ge o f t h e d is tr ic t, n ex t t o a w is h fu l m ura l s h ow in g a w om an w ash in g c lo th es i n h er s in k w ith a r u nnin g f a u cet. 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h e … 1 5/1 9 “ W e l in e u p a t 3 i n t h e m orn in g f o r t h e p ip a,” M s. R am ír e z s a id , p oin tin g t o w ard a d is ta n t s p ot w here t h e t r u ck s a rriv e. “ W e w ait f o r h ours t o g et w ate r t h at d oesn ’t l a st a w eek , a n d u su ally t h ere a re n ’t e n ough p ip as. S om etim es t h ere i s v io le n ce.
W om en s e ll t h eir s p aces i n t h e l in e. I f y ou’re f ro m t h e w ro ng p olitic al p arty , y ou d on’t g et w ate r. Y ou h av e t o s h ow y our p arty a ff ilia tio n, y our v otin g I D .” P eo ple i n r ic h n eig hborh oods o n t h e o th er s id e o f t o w n, “ th ey d on’t h av e t o t h in k a b out w ate r,” s h e a d ded . “ B ut f o r u s i t i s s o m eth in g w e t h in k a b out a ll d ay, e v ery d ay.” A o in X och im ilc o w ah e a m ach ete in p ip a w ate r.
O ne P ip a, T w o D on key s F in ally , t h ere a re p la ces i n M ex ic o C ity t h at e v en p ip as c an ’t r e ach , w here t h e p re cario usn ess o f t h e e n tir e w ate r s y ste m , a n d b y e x te n sio n t h e w hole c ity , i s e p ito m iz ed i n a f e w s c ru ff y a cre s.
D ia n a C ontr e ra s G uzm án l iv es i n t h e h ig hla n ds o f t h e d is tr ic t o f X och im ilc o , w here t h e r o ad s r is e a lm ost v ertic ally a n d d ir t b yw ay s l e ad t o s h an tie s m ad e o f c o rru gate d t in , c in der b lo ck a n d c ard board . A y oung s in gle m oth er, s h e l iv es w ith n in e r e la tiv es i n a o nero om s h ack . M s. G uzm án ’s f a th er a n d t h re e b ro th ers a re j a n ito rs . H er s is te r w ork s i n a n o ff ic e. T o r e ach a b us t o g et t o w ork , m ore t h an a 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h e … 1 6/1 9 m ile d ow n t h e h ill, t h ey s e t o ut a t 4 :3 0 a .m ., l e av in g M s. G uzm án , m ost d ay s, t o c are f o r f o ur s m all c h ild re n — a n d t o d eal w ith w ate r.
O nce a w eek , a p ip a d eliv ers w ate r f a rth er u p t h e h ill, w here t h e r o ad i s p av ed .
W hen t h at h ap pen s, M s. G uzm án , a s m all, t h in w om an , s p en ds t w o h ours c lim bin g u p t h e h ill a n d b ack d ow n a g ain , s e v en t im es i n a ll, l u ggin g 9 0 p ounds o f w ate r o n e ach r e tu rn t r ip . S om etim es J o su é a n d V ale n tin a, t w o o f t h e c h ild re n , t r y t o h elp , d ra g gin g h alf g allo n b ottle s. M s. G uzm án c an ’t l e av e t h e h ouse f o r l o ng, s h e s a id , i n c ase s o m eo ne s te als w ate r f ro m h er c is te rn .
D ia n a C on tr e ra G uzm án a n d h er fa m il p en d o ve r 1 0 p erc e n t o f t h eir in co m e o n w ate r.
F or 1 00 g allo ns f ro m t h e p ip a, s h e p ay s 2 5 c en ts . B ut t h is d oesn ’t b eg in t o s u pply h er f a m ily w ith e n ough w ate r. S o e v ery d ay s h e a ls o p ay s Á ngel, a n eig hbor i n h is 7 0s w ho o w ns a p air o f d onkey s n am ed R ein deer a n d R ab bit. T he d onkey s t r u dge p la stic c o nta in ers o f w ate r, f o ur a t a t im e, f ro m a w ell d ow n t h e h ill.
M s. G uzm án ’s f a m ily e arn s $ 600 a m onth . T hey u ltim ate ly h av e t o s p en d m ore t h an 1 0 p erc en t o f t h at i n co m e o n w ate r — e n ough t o y ie ld a b out 1 0 g allo ns p er p ers o n p er d ay.
T he a v era g e r e sid en t i n a w ealth y M ex ic o C ity n eig hborh ood t o t h e w est, n eare r t h e r e se rv oir s , c o nsu m es 1 00 g allo ns p er d ay, e x perts n ote . T he w ealth y r e sid en t p ay s o nete n th w hat M s. G uzm án d oes. 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h e … 1 7/1 9 D on ke d eliv e r w ate r in o m e a re a n ot e rv e d p ip a.
“ Is t h ere a n y c le are r i n dic atio n t h at e v ery th in g a b out w ate r i n t h is c ity c o m es d ow n t o i n eq uity ?” s a id D av id V arg as, w hose c o m pan y, I s la U rb an a, p ro duces a l o w c o st r a in w ate r h arv estin g s y ste m .
I p ut t h is q uestio n t o T an ya M ülle r G arc ía , t h e c ity ’s s e cre ta ry f o r t h e e n vir o nm en t.
“ W e’re c o nsta n tly b re ak in g r e co rd s f o r t h e w arm est m onth s,” s h e s a id , h an din g o ver a r e p ort o n M ex ic o C ity ’s s u sta in ab ility p la n s. T here a re p re d ic tio ns t h at b y 2 080 t h e c ity ’s a v era g e t e m pera tu re w ill h av e r is e n s e v era l d eg re es a n d t h at a n nual r a in fa ll w ill h av e d ecre ase d 2 0 p erc en t.
M s. M ülle r w as d efe n siv e a b out t h e c ity ’s i n ab ility t o s u pply e v ery r e sid en t w ith c le an w ate r, i n sis tin g t h at t h e n um bers o f t h ose u nse rv ed w ere e x ag gera te d . S he l is te d p ro gre ssiv e n ew p ro gra m s i n te n ded t o c o m bat p ollu tio n, p re se rv e g re en s p aces a n d r e d uce t h e d em an d f o r c ars b y i m pro vin g m ass t r a n sit. T his c ity i s f u ll o f b rillia n t p eo ple w ith g ood i d eas, i n clu din g a p la n t o c re ate a w ate r f u nd i n to w hic h c o rp ora tio ns d ra w in g h eav ily o n t h e w ate r s u pply w ould p ay — t o h elp i m pro ve s e rv ic es i n l e ss a d van ta g ed a re as. A noth er p la n e n vis io ns a p ublic p ark t h at w ould d ouble a s a r a in w ate r c o lle ctio n b asin . A nd t h ere ’s a l o ngte rm a g en da t o t u rn t h e a ir p ort i n to a g re en , m ix ed u se d is tr ic t.
M ean w hile , t h e M ex ic an f e d era l g overn m en t e n vis io ns c o nstr u ctin g a g ia n t n ew a ir p ort o n a d ry l a k e b ed , e x actly t h e w ors t p la ce t o b uild . I t r e cen tly c u t t o z ero f e d era l m oney b udgete d f o r f ix in g t h e c ity ’s p ip es, M etr o a n d o th er c ritic al i n fra str u ctu re . P artly t h is i s j u st p olitic s. T he m ay or o f M ex ic o C ity h as t a lk ed a b out r u nnin g f o r p re sid en t. T he c u rre n t a d m in is tr a tio n d oesn ’t w an t t o d o h im a n y f a v ors . A t t h e s a m e t im e, t h e f e d era l g overn m en t h as i ts o w n a g en da, p ro m otin g h ig hw ay s, c ars a n d s p ra w l.
T he d is c o nnect b etw een l o cal a n d f e d era l o ff ic ia ls i s n ot u niq ue t o M ex ic o . O fte n b ig c itie s f in d t h em se lv es u nderm in ed b y s ta te a n d f e d era l p olitic ia n s c ate rin g t o a 2 /1 7/2 017 M exic o C it y , P arc h ed a nd S in kin g, F ace s a W ate r C ris is T he N ew Y ork T im es h ttp s://w ww.n ytim es.c o m /in te ra ctiv e /2 017/0 2/1 7/w orld /a m eric a s/m exic o c it y s in kin g.h tm l? hp& actio n= clic k& pgty p e= H om epage& clic kS ourc e = sto ry h e … 1 8/1 9 d if f e re n t e le cto ra te , a s i f i n t h e e n d t h e c o nse q uen ces w on’t b e r u in ous f o r e v ery one.
“ T here h as t o b e a c o nse n su s — o f s c ie n tis ts , p olitic ia n s, e n gin eers a n d s o cie ty — w hen i t c o m es t o p ollu tio n, w ate r, c lim ate ,” M s. S hein bau m , t h e f o rm er e n vir o nm en t m in is te r, s tr e sse d . “ W e h av e t h e r e so urc es, b ut l a ck t h e p olitic al w ill.” I t t u rn s o ut M s. S hein bau m h ers e lf l iv es i n a h ouse t h at c an c o unt o n w ate r f ro m t h e t a p o nly t w ic e a m onth .
S o s h e, t o o, o rd ers p ip as t o c o m e t o f ill h er c is te rn .
A w arm in g c lim ate w ill a cc e le ra te t h e e ffe ct o f p ollu tio n .
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