If govts don't ensure infrastructure is resilient to droughts, floods *before* they hit, then this is what ensues – scrabbling around for emergency fixes + welfare losses for the population. Sick and pregnant advised not to drink tap water in Montevideo.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230712-race-against-time-to-find-fresh-water-for-uruguay-s-capital
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The water shortages are prompting hostility towards a new data centre being planned by Google
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/11/uruguay-drought-water-google-data-center
