Water

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It’s August. Californians Are Still Skiing. Don’t Ask.

This weekend, while I squeeze into a thick winter wet suit for a cold-water surf in foggy San Francisco —…

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What Makes a Long-Distance Swimmer Tick?

Lewis Pugh loves the Hudson River so much that he plans to swim all 315 miles of it, from the…

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David Gilmour, Who Brought Fiji’s Water to the Masses, Dies at 91

An entrepreneur for more than 50 years, he built a luxurious club in Fiji and started a bottled water company,…

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King Charles Doesn’t Have as Many Swans as He Used to

For hundreds of years, the royal family has laid claim to many of England’s swans. An annual count found a…

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It’s Scorching in Iran, and There’s Less and Less Water to Help

Water shortages from longtime mismanagement have left people with shrinking options, as temperatures spike and growing poverty makes air-conditioning unaffordable…

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At a Manhattan Park With a Troubled History, a Promising Research Site

The artificial pond in Morningside Park, on the site where Columbia University once tried to build a gym, has been…

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My City’s Drinking Water Is Salty and Foul. Will Your City’s Be Next?

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — For at least 80 days, ever since drought and mismanagement sapped the drinking water supply of my…

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Facing a Future of Drought, Spain Turns to Medieval Solutions and ‘Ancient Wisdom’

Acequias, a network of water channels created by the Moors over 1,000 years ago, are being excavated and brought back…

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Tracing Mining’s Threat to U.S. Waters

PABLO, Mont. — In the mountain streams of southern British Columbia and northern Montana, a rugged part of the world,…

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More Rain Hits Northern Italy as It Struggles With Deadly Floods

At least 14 people have died and thousands more were left homeless after some areas received half their annual rainfall…

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