11 h. ago Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling – just as US data centers move in

Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting backThe sign outside Tom Hermes’s farmyard in Perkins Township in Ohio, a short drive south of the shores of Lake Erie, proudly claims that his family have farmed the land here since 1900. Today, he raises 130 head of cattle and grows corn, wheat, grass and soybeans on 1,200 acres of land.For his family, his animals and wider business, water is life. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago ‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing

Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banksAs a leader of one of the oldest gnostic religions in the world, Sheikh Nidham Kreidi al-Sabahi must use only water taken from a flowing river, even for drinking.The 68-year-old has a long grey beard hanging over his simple tan robe and a white cap covering his equally long hair, which sheikhs are forbidden from cutting. He says he has never got ill from drinking water from the Tigris River and believes that as long as the water is flowing, it is clean. But the truth is that soon it may not be flowing at all. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Simple microwave cleaning hack makes stains come off 'super easy'

One simple cleaning hack to keep the microwave spotless using lemon and water takes just five minutes and is far better than soap and water. One social media user said it "changed my life".

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5 d. ago Bottled water may be convenient – but here’s what it’s doing to your health

Marketing has positioned bottled water as purer and healthier, but the scientific evidence tells a different story

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6 d. ago ‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake

Kolahoi is one of many glaciers whose decline is disrupting whole ecosystems – water, wildlife and human life that it has supported for centuriesFrom the slopes above Pahalgam, the Kolahoi glacier is visible as a thinning, rumpled ribbon of ice stretching across the western Himalayas. Once a vast white artery feeding rivers, fields and forests, it is now retreating steadily, leaving bare rock, crevassed ice and newly exposed alpine meadows.The glacier’s meltwater has sustained paddy fields, apple orchards, saffron fields and grazing pastures for centuries. Now, as its ice diminishes, the entire web of life it supported is shifting. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The alarming effects PFAS in drinking water can have on babies, according to a new study

There is still much to learn about the risks from PFAS and how to avoid harm

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3 w. ago I was delirious, shivering uncontrollably and felt death approaching. Cold water swimming changed my life

My swimsuit clung to my body in a freezing clinch beneath my Dryrobe. My body shivered uncontroll­ably as I tried - and failed - to put on my hat and pull on socks and gloves.

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3 w. ago Ricky Gervais warned his dream £5million mega mansion could be left under 1.5metres of water in 'life

The comedian will have to gain a special flood permit and has been advised to sign up to a helpline if his plans are approved to demolish a £6M home in Marlow and replace it with a swanky mansion.

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