An asylum-seeking family in Tijuana, Mexico. The spring rains in Central America are crucial to the growth of the corn crop, which itself is crucial to the Central American diet. For the last five years, the rains have either arrived in the wrong season or sometimes not at all. Many members of the migrant “caravans” that made headlines during the 2018 US midterm elections are fleeing a massive drought that has lasted for five years.
(Photo by Daniel Arauz) Photo used under CC BY