Heavy Rainfall on August 10: Record-Breaking Precipitation Accainted; Zócalo Experienced Over 84 mm of Rainfall
Heavy Rain Hits Mexico City: Tlaloque Operation Deployed
Mexico City experienced a heavy rainfall event on August 10, 2022, characteristic of the monsoon season, which typically brings intense storms with high precipitation. This year's rainfall was particularly significant, with over 84 millimeters recorded at the Zócalo hydrological station, surpassing the usual 152 millimeters for August.
The rainfall was more intense than any other rainfall during the current season, with over 50 millimeters recorded in just 20 minutes. The boroughs of Cuauhtémoc, Gustavo A. Madero, and Iztacalco were the most affected.
In response to the heavy rain, the Tlaloque Operation was put into action. This operation, named after rain deities in Aztec mythology, typically focuses on flood control, drainage maintenance, and emergency response during intense rain events. However, specific details about the scope, timing, or actions of the Tlaloque Operation on or around August 10, 2022, are not available.
The impacts of the rain were significant. Flooding is a recurrent issue in low-lying neighborhoods like Iztapalapa, where residents have built dikes to protect against sewage and floodwaters rising in the streets. If key infrastructure such as the Emisor Central sewer system fails during heavy rains, critical areas like the historic center and the Mexico City International Airport could be severely inundated.
Flooding and drainage failures further damage infrastructure already stressed by ongoing subsidence, with up to 9 meters of subsidence reported over the past century. Despite these challenges, no new information about the hydrological station at Zócalo, the Metro line operations on Monday, August 11, or the impacts of the rain in the boroughs of Cuauhtémoc, Gustavo A. Madero, and Iztacalco was provided in the given paragraph.
José Mario Esparza, the Secretary of Integral Water Management (Segiagua), made a statement about the rain. According to him, the hydrological station at Zócalo had exceeded 84 millimeters of rain. No new information about José Mario Esparza or his statement about the rain was provided.
[1] Source: [Link to the source]
Theheavy rainfall event in Mexico City, a typical characteristic of the monsoon season, is linked to the science of environmental-science and weather, as it necessitated the deployment of the Tlaloque Operation, an initiative aimed at managing flood control, drainage, and emergency response during such events. The weather also had far-reaching environmental implications, such as flooding in low-lying neighborhoods, further damaging infrastructure already affected by subsidence.
