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Freshwater Crisis
By 2050 a third of the people on Earth may lack a clean, secure source of water. Learn more about challenges and solutions. |
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Get the Salt Out
There’s no shortage of water on the blue planet—just a shortage of fresh water. New desalination technologies may help. |
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Parting the Waters
The Jordan River is now depleted by drought, pollution, and overuse. Could the fight to save it forge a path toward peace? |
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The Burden of Thirst
If the millions of women who haul water long distances had a faucet by their door, whole societies could be transformed. |
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Silent Streams
Freshwater animals are vanishing faster than those on land or at sea. But captive-breeding programs hold out hope. |
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How to Help
Access to clean, fresh water is a pressing problem around the world. These are a few of the many groups that are trying to help. |
