One of world’s biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water

Mexico City, a sprawling metropolis of nearly 22 million people and one of the world’s biggest cities, is facing a severe water crisis as a tangle of problems—including geography, chaotic urban development and leaky infrastructure—are compounded by the impacts of climate change, CNN reported.

Years of abnormally low rainfall, longer dry periods and high temperatures have added stress to a water system already straining to cope with increased demand. Authorities have been forced to introduce significant restrictions on the water pumped from reservoirs.