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Record-Breaking Heatwave Is Killing Scores of Animals. Residents Blame the Government.
“If things continue to be the way they are, we will die and you will see on the news that Cholistan’s residents have died.”
This Map Shows You Where Violence Could Break Out Because There's Not Enough Water
It’s the first predictive model that includes environmental factors, and the Middle East is very vulnerable.
Expert Says Indians Will Soon Become Water Refugees Heading for Water-Rich Europe
Rajendra Singh, also known as the “Waterman of India”, says over 70 percent of the country has dried up, and this may lead to climatic migration to other countries.
India Continues to Be Ravaged by Floods and Drought at the Same Time
21 major cities in the country are expected to run out of groundwater by 2020, whereas over 200 people have been killed over the past month due to the floods.
An Indigenous Community Might Just Rescue Bengaluru From a Water Crisis
The prediction of a parched Bengaluru becoming ‘unlivable’ by 2025 has brought the well-digging Manuvaddar community back in focus.
Britain Will Have Water Shortages In 25 Years Thanks to Climate Change, Environment Chief Says
Climate change could bring about the “jaws of death,” says the head of the UK’s Environment Agency.
Iraq's water protests have left at least 13 people dead
We met one Iraqi protestor who’s taken to the streets in frustration at the lack of basic services in the oil-rich province of Basra.
Cape Town Residents Tell Us What It's Like Living in the Shadow of 'Day Zero'
Facing a water shortage, residents can no longer wash their cars with municipal water. And bars are cutting frozen margaritas from the menu.
Cape Town could become the world’s first major city to run out of water
Millions of people in Cape Town, South Africa, are about to run out of water.
Why It Really Sucks to Be a Chef in Venezuela Right Now
In Venezuela, water is cheaper than gas and the economy is in total chaos. In the midst of surging food prices, restaurants are feeling the pinch. I spoke to three of the greatest chefs in Caracas to find out how it's directly affecting their kitchens.
Actually, Charlotte Church Might Be Right About Syria and Climate Change
The British singer was treated like a lunatic for saying climate change may be partly to blame for the country's civil war. But she may have a point.
India's Plan for Farmers to Solve the Drought? Yoga and Good Vibes
India's Hindu nationalist government has proposed that farmers cope with depleted water tables and soil depletion by meditating near crops, in order to make them grow more efficiently. Experts call it quackery.