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The Colorado River Crisis: Nature’s Wonder on the Brink

The Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon and built entire civilizations — but today, it’s running dry. In this video, we explain the “Law of the River,” how decades of overuse and politics drained ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Residents breathe sigh of relief as crucial US water supply rebounds from crisis — here's what's happening

It follows broader national and global trends. Residents breathe sigh of relief as crucial US water supply rebounds from ...

Cholera's return to Lebanon exposes clean water crisis

Maha El Hamed and her family can no longer afford to buy bottled water when the taps run dry - a regular occurrence in her ...
CNN

Scientists went hunting for freshwater deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. What they found could have global implications

This summer scientists drilled deep below the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northeastern US and tapped into a huge, mysterious reservoir of freshwater — what they discovered could have big ...