Antonio Gutiérrez Marcos: “Cloud bombardment is a desperate alternative”

Water shortage in parts of the Mexican Republic has become a problem which threatens the quality of life of thousands of citizens, the problem has become evident in Monterrey and currently the drought has reached CDMXwell recently a noticeable reduction in the level of prey has been reported that supply the country’s capital.

Due to this situation, a week ago cloud bombardment began with the intention of boosting rain and filling the Cutzamala systemHowever, despite attempts to fix the issue and alleviate the scarcity problem for the public, the three main dams of the CDMX presented a decrease of 0.9%

Antonio Gutierrez Marcosformer Director of Drinking Water, Drainage and Sanitation of the Aguas del Valle de México Basin Agency, commented for Heraldo Media Group with Alejandro Cacho in the program “Les coordinates de l’information”What the measures that have been put in place are “desperate” to say the least.

better alternatives

The process for “bombing the clouds” which has been popularized by its use in the north of the country, consists of spraying silver iodide reduced with acetone on clouds containing a certain concentration of humidityUnfortunately, is an alternative that has not yet been endorsed by any organization because its effectiveness has not been proven, which, according to Antonio Gutiérrez Marcos, makes this procedure “in a desperate alternative”.

Currently a critical moment is experienced due to a “severe drought” at the most important dams of the CDMX, however, The expert pointed out that there are alternative measures with greater feasibility to deal with water shortageas the restoring watersheds, controlling excessive logging and encouraging responsible consumption.

In the words of the former director of drinking water, drainage and sanitation of the basin organization Aguas del Valle de Méxicoaltering water cycles is something “unnatural” because the process of “bombing the clouds” depends on several factors that cannot be controlled, such as the wind, which can move the clouds to an undesirable point, causing them to the plan to “make it rain on the Cutzamala” is complicated.

Cloud bombardment must be accompanied by actions that ensure the preservation of this natural resource, being an alternative restructure the use of water, since 65% of the fresh water extracted is intended for use in the fieldswhich reduces the volume of water for the population.

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