For now, the water-use reductions affect only Arizona and Nevada, together with Mexico. But talks to avoid wider cuts have so far achieved “exactly nothing.”
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Mexico’s Drought: Country Faces a Water Emergency
Nearly two-thirds of the country’s municipalities are facing a water shortage. In Monterrey, a major economic hub, the government delivers water daily to 400 neighborhoods.
Mexico’s Drought: Country Faces a Water Emergency
Nearly two-thirds of the country’s municipalities are facing a water shortage. In Monterrey, a major economic hub, the government delivers water daily to 400 neighborhoods.
Satellite Photos Show Lake Mead Water Levels Dangerously Low
New satellite images of the reservoir, a critical source of water for 25 million people, reveal dangerously low water levels.
Russia Has Filled Ukrainian Water Canal to Crimea
Ukraine blocked a freshwater to canal to the Crimean Peninsula after Russia occupied it 2014. Moscow has fully restored the flow, easing its path to a “land bridge” with Russia, images show.
As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’
Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City.
Afghanistan Tries to Stamp Out Opium Again
The multibillion-dollar trade has survived previous bans. Now, the Taliban are going after solar-powered water pumps to try to dry up poppy crops in the middle of a national economic crisis.
To Save Water Amid a Megadrought, Las Vegas Outlaws Grass
With drought and growth taking a toll on the Colorado River, the source of 90 percent of the region’s water, a new law in Las Vegas mandates the removal of turf, patch by patch.
Mariupol Residents Describe How Russian Forces Deprived Them of Food and Water
Residents of Mariupol, Ukraine described how Russian forces use hunger as a weapon of war in a monthlong siege of the southern port. “No roof, no food and no water,” survivors texted relatives who escaped.
Once the Children Got Hungry, ‘the Fire Was Gone From Their Eyes’
Residents of Mariupol, Ukraine described how Russian forces use hunger as a weapon of war in a monthlong siege of the southern port. “No roof, no food and no water,” survivors texted relatives who escaped.