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Archive for August, 2021

What’s Causing Iran’s Water Shortages?

Via the BBC, a look at what is causing Iran’s water shortages: Protests in Iran against a range of grievances – including a severe lack of water and power blackouts – have drawn attention to the country’s wider water problems. Experts have raised concerns about the situation for many years, so what’s to blame for […]

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Drought-Stricken Southern Angola Battles Food, Water Shortages

Via Africa News, a report on southern Angola’s drought crisis: Huila Province, Southern Angola. Months of no rain have sucked life out of the vast region and brought communities to near starvation. People have to trek several kilometers to find water or fruits, for which they have to compete with wildlife. Angola’s government recently started […]

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