It takes a lot of water to sustain a population of over 7 billion people (and rising). H20 is needed to grow food, produce energy, and manufacture …
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What Happens When a River Runs Dry?
Extreme drought conditions are causing many of the largest rivers around the world to vanish. Climate change and overuse is making it difficult for these waterways to be replenished, putting millions of people at risk. Read more about the situation and what it means for a river to be completely devoid of water.
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The Southwest’s most important river is drying up The Colorado River irrigates farms, powers electric grids and provides drinking water to 40 million people. But as its supply dwindles, a crisis looms. By Drew Kann, Renée Rigdon and Daniel Wolfe, CNN Published August 21, 2021 For farmers in the …
The mighty Po River nourishes a vast area of northern Italy, but climate change is causing a devastating drought. Last month, residents of Boretto in …
Water levels at California's Lake Shasta have dropped to 37 percent of capacity. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Diana Leonard , Laris Karklis and Laris Karklis Email Bio Follow Zach Levitt Zach Levitt Graphics reporter focusing on cartography Email Bio Follow Reservoir levels are dropping throughout the …
Rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems. This story originally appeared on Yale …
During an unrelenting stretch of dry, hot weather last August, Rachel Mahannah and her husband spent two hours a day hauling water from their other …
The Mexican city of Monterrey is enduring a serious drought, which has residents frustrated and searching for longterm solutions, especially with the …
1 of 13 Colorado RiverMarch 22 is World Water Day, a time to reflect on the state of the world’s freshwater. The Colorado River is one of the most fully used—and heavily contested—waterways on Earth. It provides water for 30 million people and has many dams and diversions along its 1,450-mile …
What’s so special about rivers that run dry? As an increasing global population moves into areas where non-perennial rivers are common, we need to …
