In addition, they hope to be able to fight fires in the Cumbres de Monterrey protected natural area, in the Sierra de Santiago, which have already been active for more than 20 days and have affected some 4,500 hectares.
On Wednesday, the Civil Protection of Mexico said that, if weather conditions allow it, this Thursday the cloud stimulation process can begin in the region to generate rain, with the support of the Mexican Air Force to control the forest fire. started on March 24.
The source recalled that the Monterrey metropolitan area is going through a “critical” period in terms of water supply for the population, “for which various actions are taken in terms of savings and consumption, as well as exchange of the liquid with productive sectors” .
Rain in other states
Agriculture reported that it has also successfully carried out flights to stimulate the clouds and cause rains in Sonora and Baja California with the aim of counteracting the effects of the drought in both entities.
The secretariat stated that the main beneficiaries of the project, which was launched for the first time in Mexico last year, are the region’s livestock producers, since runoff favors the presence of grass and makes it possible to harvest barley, animal feed.
