South Africa’s second-largest city looks down the barrel of ‘Day Zero,’ when it will officially turn off the tap
Tag Archives: drought
California’s water woes are man-made—and so is the solution
Colby Cosh on Year Three of a nearly unprecedented drought, and the sustainability of California as we know it
The quiet cuts
We can’t afford to officially oppose droughts anymore
Where the water went: Georgian Bay and the future of the Great Lakes
Concerned about the future of our water resources? Talk to someone from Georgian Bay. They’re living in that future
Denying both famine and aid
The drought in Somalia has revealed cracks in al-Shabaab’s tenuous and brutal control over the region
The crisis in the Horn
Drought and famine leaves Somalia on the brink of human catastrophe
UN gives $13.8 million to aid Kenyan drought victims
385,000 children malnourished
Water fights
Much of the world is desperately short of fresh water. Are future water wars inevitable?