Tag: Water scarcity
Water shortage in Colombia: Shower less often and for shorter periods of time
As of: April 20, 2024 3:11 p.m Bogotá is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years – and water is becoming scarce for the region’s approximately ten million inhabitants. The…
Bavaria: The battle for water distribution is intensifying – Bavaria
The municipality of Nordhalben is rich in water, but cannot benefit from it. Instead, most of the valuable commodity flows to Erlangen and enables growth there. Now the town is…
Dry toilets in Mexico are intended to help combat the water shortage
As of: March 22, 2024 11:00 a.m For millions of Mexico City residents, going to the toilet is becoming an increasingly common problem. The metropolis suffers from a chronic lack…
There has been little water for many people in Johannesburg for weeks
As of: March 22, 2024 5:51 p.m Many people in Johannesburg have been suffering from a lack of water for weeks. This is not only due to the ongoing heat…
Bavaria is slowly but surely heading towards a water emergency – Bavaria
For example, there was the thing with the water meter, which strangely enough was running backwards. On a Monday it showed 1.8 million liters less consumption than the previous Friday.…
Fighting drought: harvesting water from passing clouds
world mirror As of: November 26, 2023 11:30 a.m Nets that catch drops of water from passing clouds on mountains: an idea in the fight against drought. There are promising…
UN report: 347 million children in South Asia lack water
As of: November 13, 2023 3:21 a.m More children suffer from water scarcity in South Asia than in any other region of the world. According to the UN Children’s Fund…
Bavaria: Water poverty and lack of nutrients are affecting Christmas trees – Bavaria
In view of climate changes, Bavaria’s Christmas tree growers have to think about different planting times and put more work into the soil. “The main planting time is now actually…
South Africa’s ailing infrastructure: “Two weeks a month without water”
As of: September 30, 2023 11:40 a.m Dilapidated infrastructure, sabotage, corruption – the water crisis in South Africa has the same reasons as the electricity crisis. But now the enormous…
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