ARTICLE: Amid building drought conditions, plummeting water levels in Mexico's Nezahualcoyotl reservoir have revealed a 400-year-old church known as the Temple of Santiago.
The reservoir's water depth has dropped by 82 feet, according to the Associated Press, marking only the second time the church has been revealed since the dam was completed in 1966.
Architect Carlos Navarete, who worked with Mexican authorities on a report about the church, told the Associated Press that the structure was built by a group of monks who arrived in the region inhabited by the Zoque people in the mid-16th century.
It was then abandoned due to the plagues of 1773-1776, he said.
"El Niño is likely the cause of the drought in this area," according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Rob Miller.
El Niño causes strong wind shear in the atmosphere over Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, causing fewer tropical systems to develop.
SUMMARY: This article involves a subject I thoroughly enjoy, history, with weather! This article is all about how El Nino and changing climate conditions have contributed to the rediscovery of an old Mexican church. It was in a reservoir that hap been drying up since the 60's. Despite all the bad that human-induced climate change has and will bring, it will help shine a light on the farther reaches of human history that the oceans and lands have swallowed up.
LINK: http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/photos-drought-uncovers-16th--century-mexico-church-reservoir/53080721
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