Water Problems in Mexico City

I found an article on BBC News talking about terrible water shortages in Mexico City. How surprising that a city that used to be surrounded by lakes is now entering a very desperate situation with water. The problems of industrialization hit less wealthy countries worse because they cannot afford to take environmental precautions, and this is a good example of that. Without beginning to implement environmentally conscious policies, Latin America could begin to face severe environmental problems in the relatively near future. If Mexico City can turn a lush valley into a desert in 70 years (when the article says the five lakes in the valley were still filled), then who knows what a few more decades will do to the Amazon rainforest or other natural wonders of Latin America.

Article found at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4812352.stm