Water
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Europe
In Mexico, a House That Returns to the Well
This article is part of our Design special section about water as a source of creativity. Years of abnormally low…
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America
Images of a Brazilian City Underwater
Anderson da Silva Pantaleão was at the snack bar he owns last Friday when clay-colored water began filling the streets…
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America
Drought That Snarled Panama Canal Was Linked to El Niño, Study Finds
The low water levels that choked cargo traffic were more closely tied to the natural climate cycle than to human-caused…
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Europe
Tracing the Long, Winding Path of an Ancient Roman Aqueduct
The stone arches looped solemnly over their shadows, some teetering above the grass, some sinking into it. It was a…
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Europe
The Sinking Arizona Town Where Water and Politics Collide
In Arizona’s deeply conservative La Paz County, the most urgent issue facing many voters is not inflation or illegal immigration.…
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Opinion
We Regulate a Tiny Fraction of the 12,000 ‘Forever Chemicals.’ There’s a Better Way.
When I was 12 years old, I sat inside a raucous tent revival in West Texas, gripping my seat in…
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America
Heavy Rains Hit Southern China as Hong Kong Spots a Waterspout
Bad weather in Guangdong Province forced evacuations as forecasters warned of more rain and potential flooding.
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Real Estate
$1.1 Million Homes in Amsterdam
A three-bedroom houseboat, a duplex in a 19th-century brick building and a renovated townhouse with a roof terrace.
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Europe
Floods Batter Russia and Kazakhstan, Forcing Tens of Thousands to Evacuate
More than 100,000 people had to leave their homes after spring floods engulfed cities and villages in vast sections of…
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America
Skip the Traffic: Commuters Turn to Ferries to Get Around
As remote work reshapes the way people live and travel around cities, Americans are taking to the waterways not only…