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Drought imperils farmers and bees in Mexico's north

Residents and farmers in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua have anxiously watched and waited for clouds to bring rain to refill dried-out dams, water wells and lagoons in vain. This state has a dry or semi-dry climate at the best of times, but has faced unusually low rainfall levels in recent years. Near the town of Buenaventura, the Las Lajas dam is near empty and the little water left is infested with dead fish. Cattle from nearby farms have come to cool off in the little wet mud that remains, but the depleted dam has meant many farmers have suffered, unable to irrigate their crops. Previously, the wells helped water the land, but amid the drought farmers have decided to leave land unplanted or use the scarce water to keep long-standing groves of walnut trees from dying.
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/nature-is-punishing-us-drought-imperils-farmers-bees-mexicos-north-2024-08-27/



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