Puerto Rico water crisis: Why drought and aging infrastructure are driving rationing
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An ongoing water shortage in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has hundreds of thousands of residents on water rations. An unrelenting drought and crumbling infrastructure is pushing the island deeper into crisis. CGTN's Sean Callebs spoke to Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, a Professor at the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center in the University at Albany, about the financial and physical toll the water shortage is having on Puerto Ricans. 00:00 Puerto Rico water crisis: Why 180,000 face water shutoffs 00:20 Why drought isn't the only cause of Puerto Rico's water crisis 01:47 El Niño could make the water crisis much worse 02:10 Could Puerto Rico face extreme drought into 2027? 03:35 Why aging infrastructure is worsening Puerto Rico's water crisis 04:08 Can Washington help prevent another water crisis? #bizshow #PuertoRico #watercrisis #drought #waterrations #rationing #infrastructure Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or mobile https://cgtnamerica.vhx.tv/videos/hd-live-broad
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