Syracuse, N.Y. -- Residents and businesses in some Onondaga and Madison county towns could run out of water by Sunday if residents and businesses don’t step up their conservation efforts, officials ...

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Four years ago, in the wake of the infamous Midland dam failures, Michigan lawmakers appropriated more than $50 million to address other problem dams whose owners couldn't or wouldn't do so on their ...

During the summer of 2025, Iran experienced an exceptional heatwave, with daytime temperatures across several regions, including Tehran, approaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and ...

Rows of worshippers, some with their faces raised toward the sky, others with their heads bowed, prayed for rain at a mosque in Tehran earlier this month. Theirs is an increasingly desperate plea. The ...

Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran - a city of more than 10 million - may soon be uninhabitable if the drought gripping the country continues.

Located on the coast of Sulawesi Island’s largest city, Makassar, Tallo ward endures high water stress and contamination of local sources with heavy metals and other pollutants. Water stress is a well ...

RUNNERS AND WALKERS. THAT’S PROBABLY PRETTY GOOD. YEAH, A LITTLE BIT MISTY. AND THAT’S BECAUSE THE CLOUD IS SITTING PRETTY LOW TO THE GROUND. AT LEAST IT IS NOT SITTING ON THE GROUND. AND THEN IT ...

TEHRAN, Iran — A drastic new message adorns the walls of the Iranian capital, usually reserved for war heroes and weapons. “There is a water shortage!” reads the government poster's slogan, inside a ...