How is global warming affecting Mexico?

Answer 1

global warming has hardly affected Mexico. In fact, the temperature change there is less than 0.2degrees in the past 200 years.

However, scientists are worried that the ice will melt in places such as Greenland and send a huge surge of icy water into the ocean system and interrupt the flow of the Gulf of Mexico (which could potentially send the whole of Western Europe into an ice age, without it's dependence on the Gulf).

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Another Answer:

Iztaccihuatl, the dormant volcano near Mexico City, has one of the world's few tropical glacier fields. The number of glaciers on Iztaccihuatl has dwindled from five to three, and the thickest, which was originally about 90 meters in depth, is now 10 meters at most.

The Mexican government is worried about lower crop yields because of rising temperatures. In April 2012 Mexico passed a law to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by 30% below business-as-usual levels by 2020, and by 50% below 2000 levels by 2050. By 2024 renewable energy has to provide 35% of he country's energy. Mexico's largest polluters are obliged to report their carbon dioxide emissions.

The warm waters of the Mexican Gulf are very important in moderating the climate of Europe. Scientists are worried that the ice will melt in places such as Greenland and send a huge surge of icy water into the ocean system and interrupt the flow of the Gulf of Mexico (which could potentially send the whole of Western Europe into an ice age, without its dependence on the Gulf).