Some of the world’s most important rivers are drying up. The Colorado River supplies water and electricity to millions of people in the southwest U.S. but is afflicted by a decades-long drought. Blistering European heat is taking a toll on the Danube and other key waterways on the continent. Whether humanity can adjust to these changes remains to be seen.
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