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  • Mexico's largest reservoir at 1.5% full

    From Retrograde@fungus@amongus.com.invalid to sci.misc on Fri Sep 11 04:03:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.misc

    From the -2let the water wars begin-+ department:
    Feed: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    Title: New MexicorCOs largest reservoir plunges to just 1.4% full
    Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:44:54 +0000
    Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260902234454.htm

    Elephant Butte Reservoir, New MexicorCOs largest reservoir, plunged to
    just 1.4 percent capacity in July 2026 after years of extreme drought
    and record early snowmelt. The dramatic decline exposed long-submerged
    debris and underscored the growing strain on Rio Grande water supplies
    used by farms in New Mexico and Texas.

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  • From JAB@here@is.invalid to sci.misc on Sat Sep 12 21:11:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.misc

    On 11 Sep 2026 04:03:49 GMT, Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid>
    wrote:

    New Mexico's largest reservoir plunges to just 1.4% full

    How about: One of the planet's biggest cities is sinking so rapidly
    it's visible from space

    Mexico City is sinking at such an alarming rate that it's visible
    from space. Imagery from a powerful NASA radar system is revealing
    subsidence rates of more than 0.5 inches a month - making the city one
    of the planet's fastest-sinking capitals.

    The sprawling metropolis, also one of the world's biggest cities,
    stretches out across a high-altitude lake and sits atop an ancient
    aquifer, which provides around 60% of drinking water for the city's 22
    million residents.

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/climate/mexico-city-sinking-nasa-aquifer-water

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