Water
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Politics
Here’s How the World Looks When We Use Up All of Our Water
Walking toward the shrinking remnants of what used to be the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan was like entering hell. All…
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World
‘We Went Back to the Stone Age’
Namzi Mwafi, 23, has one job, day in and day out: find water for his family. Dozens of his extended…
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World
Fan Dies at Taylor Swift Concert in Rio’s Extreme Heat
Many fans fell sick at the show, where temperatures broke records and concertgoers complained of a lack of water. Saturday’s…
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World
Dubai’s Costly Water World
For a desert city, Dubai appears like a water wonderland. Visitors can scuba dive in the world’s deepest pool or…
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World
Satellite imagery shows a water plant in Gaza City burned down amid a dire water shortage.
Fire has gutted a water treatment plant on the outskirts of Gaza City, satellite images captured on Thursday and Friday…
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World
Storms, Rising Seas and Salty Drinking Water Threaten Lower Louisiana
Where the Mississippi River ends, the compounding threats of drought and climate change put pressure on communities that feel forgotten.
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Politics
Old Faithful Is Boiling, Smelly and the Perfect Home for These Living Things
In one of Yellowstone National Park’s most well-known attractions, researchers discovered an extraordinary diversity of microbial life.
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World
Thirst and Hunger Grow in Besieged Gaza Amid Israeli Bombardment
Residents wait in line for hours for bread and water, with fights sometimes breaking out. The United Nations has called…
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World
A Glimpse Into Spain’s Future, Where Water Comes by Truck, Not Tap
Residents of Pozoblanco and 22 other villages in the country’s south have had to get their drinking water from tankers…
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World
A Severe Drought Pushes an Imperiled Amazon to the Brink
The planet’s biggest freshwater tank is in trouble. The Amazon rainforest, where a fifth of the world’s freshwater flows, is…