Londoners could face water limits due to dry weather
Hot, dry weather in London and surrounding areas means water usage might have to be restricted for Thames Water’s 16 million customers, according to the supplier. The UK has…
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The One Bag Charm You Need This Summer Is a Mini Water Bottle — Here Are the 5 Best to Shop Now.
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. The Best Mini Water Bottles (+ Accessories) View more +…
New MIT tech turns desert air into safe drinking water
An innovative and potentially impactful new device can turn air into drinkable water, even in the driest climates. The tool, which comes from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of…
Thai coconut water maker IFBH’s shares jump in Hong Kong debut
Shares of Thai coconut-water maker IFBH rose as much as 67 per cent on their first day of trading in Hong Kong following a HK$1.16 billion (S$188 million) initial public offering (IPO),…
Like electric lights, water reuse is destined to become a necessity
Indoor toilets were once considered a health hazard. Electric lighting sparked fears of deadly fires. Air conditioning was dismissed as an unnatural threat to human health. It seems absurd…
New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water
Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam - these first-hand accounts from immigrant families at detention centers…
Ram Charan Production ‘The India House’ Hit by Water Tank Burst, Equipment Damaged
A large water tank burst on the set of “RRR” star Ram Charan‘s production venture “The India House” on earlier this week, causing sudden flooding and equipment damage during filming near…
Bryce Dallas Howard Says ‘I’ve Never Been Shocked’ by Flops Like ‘Argylle’ and ‘Lady in the Water’: ‘You Can Always See It Coming While You’re Making It’
Bryce Dallas Howard has been a part of some of Hollywood’s biggest franchises, be it as an actor (her three “Jurassic World” films each topped $1 billion at the worldwide box office) or…
Bryce Dallas Howard Claimed A Director Insulted Her Dad, Ron Howard, And Threw Water In Her Face
Björk wrote, "After each take the director ran up to me and wrapped his arms around me for a long time in front of all crew or alone and stroked me sometimes for minutes against my…
Jenna Fischer Says the Later Seasons of ‘The Office’ Are ‘Really Good’ Despite ‘Belief’ that the Show Was ‘Treading Water’ After Steve Carell’s Exit: ‘There Were Still These Amazing Storylines’
As one of the show’s most iconic characters, it’s fitting that Jenna Fischer has love for every season of “The Office.” Fischer, who played Pam Beesly across 188 episodes of the classic…
UK's Thames Water fined £122.7 million over sewage and dividend breaches
Britain’s Thames Water, on the brink of financial collapse, will have to pay a record £122.7 million (S$213.3 million) fine for breaching its legal obligations over sewage treatment and…
This smart new internet speed test blows Ookla out of the water
These days, our tech experiences are all about speed—and our expectations for instant action are actually kinda insane. Think about it: Not so long ago, phones, computers, and especially…
Lindsey Graham Dumps Cold Water on Trump-Backed Budget Bill
While House Republicans celebrated passing the president’s “big, beautiful” spending bill by a one-vote margin Thursday, caucus members in the upper chamber remained unimpressed. Speaking…
Judge Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s International Student Crackdown
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s latest escalation against foreigners in the U.S. on Thursday, a ruling that came just hours after the Department of Homeland Security announced that…
Robert Macfarlane on Books That Hold Water
The writer and scholar Robert Macfarlane has spent much of his life climbing up mountains and fishing on rivers, and his passion for each extends to his writing. Over the years, he has…
Trump has waged a war on public lands, water, and wildlife—and it’s worse than anyone expected
America’s federal public lands are unique, part of our birthright as citizens. No other country in the world has such a system. More than 640 million acres, including national parks,…
Coffees, Mountain Valley Water and 10,000 Flowers: How The Mark Hotel Prepares for the Met Gala
While the Metropolitan Museum of Art is where the actual Met Gala takes place, everyone knows that the festivities begin properly in the lobbies of two of New York’s most iconic uptown…
Florida is about to ban fluoride in public drinking water, following RFK Jr.’s crusade to get rid of it
Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective…
South Florida gets its drinking water from the Everglades—but it’s increasingly under threa
Do you know where your drinking water comes from? In South Florida, drinking water comes from the Everglades, a vast landscape of wetlands that has long filtered the water relied on by…
This spa’s water is heated by bitcoin mining
“I thought, ‘That’s interesting—we need heat,’” Goodman says of Bathhouse. Mining facilities typically use fans or water to cool their computers. And pools of water, of course, are a…
A water crisis at the US-Mexico border is getting worse
Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border…
How Cape Town, Melbourne, and other cities confronted major water supply crises
Water scarcity is often viewed as an issue for the arid American West, but the U.S. Northeast’s experience in 2024 shows how severe droughts can occur in just about any part of the…
Visiting L.A. after firestorm, Trump focuses on overhauling California water policy
During a visit to Los Angeles burn areas Friday, President Trump sought to convince California officials that the state’s system of water management needs a dramatic overhaul. Trump…
Who Was Rory Callum Sykes? Former Australian Child Actor Killed in LA Wildfires after Getting Trapped in Cottage as Mom Cries Water Ran Out
A blind former Australian child actor was killed when the Palisades Fire swept through his family's cottage in Malibu as his mother alleged that the water supply had run out, leaving them…