Shallow Waters
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Climate change is already driving water scarcity, a global problem that transcends politics, nationality, borders—and demands a solution that does the same. Shallow Waters investigates the Texas-Mexico border, one of the fastest-growing regions in North America, and a microcosm of a larger story of climate-change conflict, where our survival depends on cross-border cooperation.
Illustration by Llew Mejia
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In a warming world, the fight for water can push nations apart—or bring them togetherQuartz • August 16, 2018
FENCED IN AND FLOODED OUTThe US-Mexico border wall’s dangerous, costly side-effect: enormous floodsQuartz • August 17, 2018
DESTRUCTION BY CONSTRUCTIONTrump’s border wall could decimate these rare speciesQuartz • August 18, 2018
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF WATERThere’s a time bomb for US-Mexico relations ticking undergroundQuartz • August 20, 2018
BORDERING ON EMPTYOne of the fastest-growing regions of the US could run out of waterQuartz • August 21, 2018
NOT-SO-MAGIC VALLEYHow Anglo farmers brought an end to Latino ranching in the Rio Grande ValleyQuartz • August 21, 2018
THE NEXT BIG ONENorth America hasn’t had a megadrought in recorded history. It could be overdueQuartz • August 22, 2018
TOILET TO TAPDams and reservoirs can’t save us. This is the new future of water infrastructure.Quartz • August 22, 2018
ALL NATURALA major US city will start drinking its own sewage. Others need to follow.Quartz • August 23, 2018