As the planet warms, those residing in low-income communities along the US-Mexico border face a situation of water scarcity amidst rising temperatures.
PUEBLO DE PALMAS, Texas — On a blistering morning this week, the kitchen sink in Kathy Quilatan’s house was delivering only sputtering water. With temperatures climbing into triple digits most afternoons these days, she knew exactly what she had to do to keep her two young children, ages 2 and 6, from overheating. She gathered several plastic containers and set out on a quest for water. The neighbors could not help: Problem-plagued delivery systems have meant that entire neighborhoods like Quila
Trying to keep cool during a record-setting summer is a social divide for residents of low-income colonias, where running water can be in short supply.