Posted on 05/14/2021 6:09:32 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
At the end of April 2021, drought conditions were covering 85 percent of Mexico. Numerous lakes and reservoirs have dried up, or are in the process of drying up, including the country's second-largest body of freshwater -- Lake Cuitzeo.
Before the current drought, Lake Cuitzeo was Mexico's second-biggest lake, with an area of approximately 300 - 400 km2 (120 - 150 mi2), and the site of a thriving fishing economy in Michoacán.
Now, this is a cemetery of abandoned fishing boats and a shortcut for motorists which creates frequent and prolonged dust clouds that reach municipalities 20 km (12.4 miles) away in Guanajuato.
That affects the health of residents in nearby communities, causing allergies, respiratory illnesses, and gastrointestinal complications from the bacteria they transport, according to the State Health Ministry.
The images below show Lake Cuitzeo on May 4, 2020, and May 4, 2021. The difference is staggering.
According to Julieta Gallardo Mora, honorary president of a foundation committed to conserving the lake, its deterioration started in 1941, and authorities have made no effort to stop it.
"The first blow was when the Cointzio dam was built in 1941, which meant that two-thirds of Lake Cuitzeo was removed," she said.
The first noticeable impact was the disappearance of fish, starting with the choristoma, which is native to the lakes of Jalisco and Michoacán, followed by whitefish and other water life.
Dang.
Omfg
Its never happened before
Its over people
A mexican lake dried up
That means the planet is dead
Well now at least i can live the way i want in comfort
Hold on i need to go and turn my a/c down to 65
It’s the fault of white supremacists.
Did they get some sewer lines installed around the area?
Will it become a Lake of Fire ?
If global warming were true, the water released from the glaciers of mountains and Antarctica, would be in the atmosphere making rain more widespread and common. Just using logic that is. Try heating a pan of water with a lid on, and notice that the water that is evaporated returns to the ground. It is called a cycle. That last bit is for the idjits who believe in the destruction of Planet Erf by C OH TOO
Mexico: a huge lake has dried up!
Salton Sea: hold my beer...
CC
:)
Dont worry, its mexico
It will soon be a well supplied sewage pit, thriving with life
A lake drying up is kind of what happens when water flowing to the lake is dammed up.
Just sayin...
Soon to become a talking point as to why we should be accepting of millions more illegal immigrants because of climate change.
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