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Transcript: Analysis: Decade-long drought near Rio Grande aggravates already tense situation between Mexico and Texas over water supply
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- NPR All Things Considered
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- April 5, 2002
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Analysis: Decade-long drought near Rio Grande aggravates already tense
situation between Mexico and Texas over water supply
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL, JOHN YDSTIE
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
JOHN YDSTIE, host:
And I'm John Ydstie.
In Mexico, the Rio Grande is called the Rio Bravo--the great or wild
river, yet it's anything but that these days. For the second time
in two years, the mouth of the Rio Grande has silted up. A severe
drought coupled with mismanagement by Mexican water authorities has
debilitated the once mighty river. As diplomats wrangle over how
to ...