[ad_1] ‘Drought tourists’ are visiting to see the 11th-century church which was submerged 60 years ago. ADVERTISEMENT A church in the sunken Spanish village of Sant Romà de Sau has…
Tag: Water shortage
Protests break out over water shortages in EU’s poorest territory
[ad_1] Taps flow just one day out of three in this French territory. ADVERTISEMENT Drop by disappearing drop, water is an ever more precious resource on Mayotte, the poorest place…
Hydroponics is a ‘godsend’ in this country with no natural rivers
[ad_1] With heatwaves destroying crops in Libya and Jordan, farmers and refugees are finding hope in a popular new farming technique. In Ubari, an oasis town a thousand kilometres south…
Panama Canal drought could disrupt Christmas shipping
[ad_1] The Panama Canal depends on rainwater to move vessels through a series of locks connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Panama Canal, an 82-kilometre waterway constructed to allow…
We can’t allow our right to water to go down the drain
[ad_1] By Catarina de Albuquerque, CEO, Sanitation and Water for All, UN special rapporteur Published on 16/08/2023 – 13:21•Updated 13:22 When all is said and done, Europeans are still finding their…
300,000 residents left without reliable water sources as drought hits
[ad_1] As Europe continues to experience recording breaking heatwaves, southern France has been hit by severe drought. Following the country’s hottest year ever in 2022, France is once again struggling…