In the Western U.S. today, water is increasingly scarce and valuable; it’s basically liquid gold. The combination of a “first in time, first in right” system for managing water rights ...

Securing the world's water supply is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Researchers are now presenting an alternative method for quantifying the global risk of water scarcity ...

A water channel of the Medjreda Dam runs dry due to lack of rainfall, in Tunis, Tunisia, Dec. 27, 2022 (photo for NurPhoto by Yassine Mahjoub via AP Images). In June, the residents of Tiaret, a ...

Parts of North America are poised to become “hotspots of water scarcity” within decades, partly because pollutants will make some water sources harder to use, scientists warned on Tuesday ...

Archaeology & History Man Doused 6,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings in Water For a Better Facebook Post The man doused the paintings to make them clearer for photos he wanted to share on Facebook.

Water scarcity is one of the most pressing development challenges of our time. Today, 2.4 billion people live in water-stressed countries. Many are smallholder farmers who already struggle to meet ...