Six on Water: Capetown is running out of water; Patty Chang’s Arbitrary Acts of Devotion; turned a vast Bolivian lake into a

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Six on Water: Capetown is running out of water; Patty Chang’s Arbitrary Acts of Devotion; turned a vast Bolivian lake into a salt desert; THE BOMB THAT WENT OFF TWICE; the Longest-Living Vertebrate on Earth; AFT Is Leading Effort to Bring Water to Puerto Rico

Capetown is running out of water

"Day Zero refers to the shut off of all water to residents. Most schools and many businesses will also have to close. The drought that has caused this has been described as so rare as to occur “once a millennium”. For any of you still unclear as to the trajectory of modern meteorological events, yes climate scientists are agreed that climate change is involved. Climate models have been predicting for decades that Cape Town would get dryer if global warming continued and dryer it is. Once known as “the place where clouds gather” it will now be known as the first in what will likely become a long list of Day Zero cities."

Approaching Day Zero

Approaching Day Zero "Day Zero is now very likely," said Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille. "Despite our urging for months, 60 per ce...

Patty Chang’s Arbitrary Acts of Devotion

Patty Chang’s Arbitrary Acts of Devotion

Patty Chang’s Arbitrary Acts of Devotion Erin Schwartz Alternating between particular and general experience in “The Wandering Lake,” Patty Chang demonstrates the powe...

The ecological catastrophe that turned a vast Bolivian lake into a salt desert

Bolivia's second-largest lake dries up and may be gone forever, lost to climate change

Bolivia's second-largest lake dries up and may be gone forever, lost to ... As Andean glaciers disappear, so do the sources of Lake Poopó’s water, say scientists who blame a warming enviro...

ProPublica: THE BOMB THAT WENT OFF TWICE

"The explosive compound RDX helped make America a superpower. Now, it’s poisoning the nation’s water and soil."

BOMBS IN OUR BACKYARD

This story is part of a series examining the Pentagon’s oversight of thousands of toxic sites on American soil, and years of stewardship marked by defiance and delay. Read more

https://features.propublica.org/bombs-in-our-backyard/military-pollution-rdx-bombs-holston-cornhusker/

The Strange and Gruesome Story of the Greenland Shark, the Longest-Living Vertebrate on Earth

The Strange and Gruesome Story of the Greenland Shark, the Longest-Living Vertebrate on Earth

The Strange and Gruesome Story of the Greenland Shark, the Longest-Livin... How a triple infanticide in Germany shed light on an elusive cold-water predator.

The AFT Is Leading Effort to Bring Water to Puerto Rico, While Federal Government Moves at Snail’s Pace

The AFT Is Leading Effort to Bring Water to Puerto Rico, While Federal Government Moves at Snail’s Pace

The AFT Is Leading Effort to Bring Water to Puerto Rico, While Federal G... The American Federation of Teachers is joining with other concerned citizens to bring water to the people of Pue...