Why the 'wettest place on Earth' is facing a water crisis

They now walk long distances daily and resort to unconventional methods to fetch water for basic, everyday use. What's behind the water crisis ... The BBC brings you the world's stories. Read More

One of the world’s highest cities starts rationing water as reservoirs fall to critical levels

There’s a new meme being shared widely this week across social media accounts in Colombia’s capital Bogotá, as the city grapples with a water crisis. It’s an image of C. Montgomery Burns, the ... Read More

Earth Day: Advocates speak on importance of clean drinking water

On this Earth Day, activists are stressing the importance of access to clean drinking water, especially when it comes to PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” ... Read More

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By Lara Jakes Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ... Read More

One of the world’s highest cities starts rationing water for 9 million people

There’s a new meme being shared widely this week across social media accounts in Colombia’s capital Bogotá, as the city grapples with a water crisis ... capitals in the world at more than ... Read More

'These are third world conditions': Prisoners resort to cooling off with toilet water to beat punishing heat in Texas lockups, lawsuit says

Sweltering triple-digit heat and lack of air conditioning in Texas state prisons has led to hundreds of deaths, leading in some cases to prisoners flooding their toilets and lying down in the water on ... Read More

Government’s answer to the water crisis

South Africa’s water systems have been facing a deterioration over the past several years. While the water crisis in Gauteng ... their mandates. 46% of drinking water systems did not meet ... Read More

Climate crisis compass for water management

India’s critical water infrastructure must be built to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from climate disruptions ... Read More

India’s Silicon Valley Faces a Water Crisis That Software Cannot Solve

At one well, where neighbors lamented the loss of a mango grove, a handwritten logbook listed the water runs of a crisis ... drinking water home to their families — only one water bottle’s ... Read More

Ancient Chinese climate change whispers a warning to the world’s green-energy leader

This is, after all, an existential crisis. In doing so ... But whether or not China answers the world’s cry, it’s already teaching America a harder lesson. If we don’t learn from our ... Read More

Does the world face a retirement crisis?

Perhaps the biggest crisis ... world were older than 65 — that number will be one-in-six "by the midcentury mark." For some, a crisis is already here. "Retirement is becoming a luxury in the U.S ... Read More

Bhartruhari targets govt over drinking water crisis

100 cr released for drinking water in T Telangana govt allocates funds for emergency drinking water supply in various towns, implementing special plans to manage scarcity effectively, including ... Read More