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Blocked Toilets Close Eton, Boarding School for Britain’s Elite Sons
Flooding and a sewer backup have delayed the start of the new term. Classes at the school, which has educated…
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Climate Change Is Driving a Sharp Drop in Snow Levels, Study Finds
Parts of the Northern Hemisphere are warming enough that their prospects of future snow are rapidly declining.
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Indiana’s Plan to Pipe In Groundwater for Microchip-Making Draws Fire
The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from…
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Don’t Flee the American Southwest Just Yet
This summer, when the temperature hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit or above in Phoenix for
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‘We have nothing to keep us warm and dry.’ Winter adds to the misery in Gaza.
At night, amid heavy rains and dropping temperatures, Heba and Ehab Ahmad held their two youngest children tightly, relying on…
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California Allows Wastewater to Be Recycled Into Drinking Water
California became the second U.S. state to allow agencies to purify wastewater and turn it into tap water as a…
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What It Feels Like to Be the Target of China’s Water Cannons
The Philippines invited journalists on a mission to provide fuel to fishermen in disputed waters of the South China Sea…
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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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‘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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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…