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Mexico Hit by Lowest Rain in 68 Years. By Noel Randewich, Reuters, August 19,2009. "The arid northwest region of Mexico has been hardest hit, along with the central part of the country surrounding Mexico City where 20 million people live. Mexico typically has a rainy season from around June to October, topping up lakes and reservoirs that supply much of the country's water during the rest of the year. The El Nino weather phenomenon, a warming of the seas in the Pacific Ocean, has induced a dry spell in South America and is likely partly to blame for Mexico's lack of rain, experts say. Authorities have reduced the flow from the Cutzamala series of dams and rivers more than 60 miles long that supplies a quarter of Mexico City's water to ensure enough is available until next year's rainy season."