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A man with an umbrella rides a bicycle in the rain in Mexico City

It’s official: June was the rainiest month ever recorded in Mexico

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The June numbers are the highest the country has seen since Conagua began recording monthly rainfall totals in 1941.
Lake Chapala is currently at 54.63% of its capacity — a 14 percentage-point improvement over July 21, 2024.

Jalisco and Guanajuato area water reservoirs rebound after heavy rains

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Midway through the 2025 rainy season, seven out of Guanajuato's eight dams are operating at above 80% capacity, while Lake Chapala near Guadalajara has 36% more water than last year at this time.
water in the Cutzamala System

Cutzamala System recovers to 56% capacity after historic rainfall in central...

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The Cutzamala System, which supplies water to the greater Mexico City area, currently has 27.6% more water than it did at this point in 2024.
Oaxaca mayor Raymundo Chagoya speaking at a podium with "Transformando Juntos la Capital" banner behind him as people sit in antique-style carved wooden chairs watching.

Oaxaca Mayor Raymundo Chagoya is saving his city’s water with people power

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Raymundo Chagoya's plan to revitalize Oaxaca uses neighborhood groups to excite residents about creating a cleaner, environmentally healthier city together.
people walk through mexico city with umbrellas, with the latin america tower in the backgound

An unusually rainy June brings drought relief and flooding to Mexico

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Midway into the rainy season, Mexico's reservoirs are 45% full on average — a big improvement over last month, but still less than historical norms.
a woman gets caught in the rain in Oaxaca

Mexico City has rainiest June in 21 years

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In the past 25 days, more than 220 million cubic meters of water have fallen on the capital, which has caused capitalinos to consider adding a new umbrella to their weekly grocery list.
Grupo Pinsa

Grupo Pinsa agrees to conserve Sinaloa watershed in effort to neutralize water footprint

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Grupo Pinsa, Sinaloa’s largest employer, signed an agreement with the National Forestry Commission to replenish the upper Presidio River Basin, equivalent to the volume of water used by the company in one year.
2 people with rain umbrellas

Heavy June rains reduce Mexico’s drought-affected territory by 13%

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As of June 15, the percentage of the country experiencing moderate to exceptional drought conditions fell to 37.5%, well below the 73.79% recorded on the same date in 2024. 
Three bottles of Coca-Cola on a pile of ice cubes and against a red background.

The relentless imperialism of Coca Cola and our rights to health

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Beloved, worshipped, reviled: Coca-Cola has a complex history in Mexico. Sarah DeVries cuts through the controversy.
The mayor of Guanajuato town San Diego de la Unión made local groundwater contamination the focus of a recent press conference

‘When we open the tap, we are poisoning ourselves’: Mayor of Guanajuato town confronts...

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As communities around San Miguel de Allende expand, groundwater contamination has become increasingly prevalent, posing mounting health risks and sparking growing public concern.
Coca-Cola logo

Coca-Cola Mexico returns more than 4 million cubic meters of unused water

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The soda bottler, often criticized for its water use, is one of several companies participating in the return of unused water from its concessions, and plans to become “water neutral” by 2030.
man with hose indoors

Per capita water use in Mexico City is double that of China’s capital

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Mexico City and Beijing face the same kind of water supply challenges. Yet the average Chilango uses twice as much water as a typical resident of the Chinese capital.

Guanajuato struggles with flooding after record-breaking rains in May

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Feeling soggy in San Miguel? The Guanajuato Ministry of Water and the Environment reported that it rained about twice as much last month as it did in May 2024.