Mexico’s Water Crisis through the Lens of Schrodinger's Cat
Mexico faces a paradoxical water crisis: torrential rains yet persistent drought. Poor planning, inefficient policies, and high demand strain resources. Mexico City's 22.3 million inhabitants consume vast amounts daily.
It's a sweltering afternoon in Mexico City, and as you're stepping out of your front door, clouds begin to gather. Not just the casual puffs of white but the heavy, slate-grey monstrosities that make you wonder whether Noah should start looking for timber. Torrential rain falls like it's got a grudge against the pavement. And yet, despite this near-monsoon, you’re living in a water crisis. It’s a paradox straight out of a science fiction novel—or, as physicist Norma Elizabeth Olvera Fuentes would describe it, a real-life case of Schrödinger’s cat. The rain falls and fills the streets, but the drought still persists.
Yes, my friends, we’re in Mexico, a land where rain pours generously, but the taps run dry. It's a dilemma that seems absurd on the surface but reveals the harsh reality of the country's water management system—spoiler alert: it's broken. It's almost like a person standing in the ocean, dying of thirst because they can’t drink the salt water around them.
