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The Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office announced the opening of “Las Amazonas”, a training center aimed at women in situations of violence. The objective is to offer tools to access employment, generate their own income and strengthen their economic autonomy.

A space for independence

In the first stage, 200 women will benefit from job courses, certifications, educational regularization and leadership training. CECATI 62, FES Acatlán, financial education organizations and representatives of the business sector participate to facilitate employment relationships.

The project was finalized after the signing of a commitment letter with educational institutions, civil organizations and companies.

Mayor Alessandra Rojo de la Vega highlighted that more than 80% of the attention of the Executive Directorate of Gender Equality is related to family violence, which generates economic dependence.

“This last branch of our comprehensive strategy is going to help us, which is the recovery of women’s lives. Being able to be independent, being able to get ahead, being able to have a life without having to go through these atrocities that we encounter every day,” he said.

The center is part of the mayor’s Violeta strategy, which provides psychological and legal support and opportunities for women to rebuild their life projects.

El Niño forecast for 2026: what to expect in Mexico?

According to the June forecast of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States (NOAA), there is a greater than 95% probability that the El Niño phenomenon will occur during the second half of 2026. The researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change at UNAM, Jorge Zavala Hidalgo, reported that the intensity could be between strong or very strong.

“Although the probability of occurrence is high, uncertainty persists about its final intensity,” said the specialist.

El Niño is an anomalous warming of the surface waters of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Its opposite phase, La Niña, brings different conditions.

Effects on the country’s climate

Starting in July 2026, a decrease in precipitation compared to the historical average is expected. The rains typical of the season will continue, but with less intensity. This pattern would continue until spring 2027 in the center, south and Yucatán Peninsula. In the northwest, especially Baja California, above-average rainfall usually occurs during the first months of the year.

The relationship between temperature and precipitation is direct: less rain means higher temperatures. In 2024, for example, low rainfall was accompanied by record temperatures.

Additional risks

The combination of high temperatures and low humidity increases the risk of forest fires. Zavala Hidalgo recommended being attentive between February and May, when these conditions are usually more critical. Fires, in turn, worsen air quality by increasing particles and compounds that promote the formation of ozone.

He also warned that the heat accumulated in the equatorial Pacific moves towards the Mexican coasts, increasing the oceanic heat content. This can accelerate the intensification of hurricanes to categories 3, 4 or 5, although he clarified that it is not enough on its own to guarantee their formation.

Definitive advances in passenger trains

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced that the works for passenger trains are making definitive progress. The routes that will connect Mexico City with Querétaro and Pachuca will be formally inaugurated in 2027.

He detailed that more than 28 million square meters of right-of-way have already been released to consolidate the national connectivity plan.

Investment and key routes

The railway strategy contemplates a global investment of 750 billion pesos. It covers routes to the north and west of the country.

As part of the plan, the implementation of the Santa Fe-Observatorio section of the “El Insurgente” interurban train stands out, the operation of the Lechería-AIFA branch and the share acquisition processes to nationalize the CDMX-Lechería line.

The Secretary of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development, Edna Elena Vega Rangel, notified the release of 28 million 452 thousand 804 square meters. 72% corresponds to the historical trace; the remaining 28% is divided between social and private property. 268 social care tables and assemblies with ejidatarios were established to acquire 987 plots.

Production and technical advances

Andrés Lajous Loaeza, head of the Trains and Integrated Public Transportation Agency, reported that the manufacturing of sleepers for the Querétaro-Irapuato and Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo routes has already begun. Structural steel is also produced for the viaducts that will cross the metropolitan area of ​​Monterrey.

The first train on the AIFA-Pachuca route will arrive in the country on July 25. This month the assembly of units for the northern routes will begin.

Military participation

General Gustavo Ricardo Vallejo Suárez, commander of the Felipe Ángeles Group of Engineers, explained that the Ministry of Defense deploys 33,072 troops and 7,000 units of heavy machinery.

The CDMX-Pachuca train registers a work progress of 37.06%; the line to Querétaro reaches 19.22%. In addition, the Mayan Train’s charging infrastructure is at 54.05%. Four intermodal freight complexes are planned to be delivered in the southeast by the end of this year.