Mexico’s drought reaches critical levels as lakes dry up

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Drought conditions now cover 85% of Mexico. The problem has gotten so bad in areas around Mexico City and the state of Michoacan that lakes and reservoirs are drying up. Residents and authorities fear that once-thriving bodies of water that provided food for surrounding communities may now simply become dusty, wind-blown plains that stir up dust storms. The mayor of Mexico City says the drought is the worst in 30 years, and the governor of Michoacán says people mi