Friday, April 10, 2009

Water turned off in Mexico City.

Water is the new oil. In 20 years, we'll be fighting wars over it. From BBC:

Mexico City officials have shut down a main pipeline providing fresh water to millions of residents because reserves have fallen to record low levels.

The closure, due to last 36 hours, will affect five million people, or a quarter of the city's population.

Unusually low rainfall last year and major leakage are blamed for leaving reservoirs less than half full.

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