{
  "id": 563862,
  "title": "Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/drought-water-rationing-and-dry-rivers-our-water-crisis-is-here-peter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/11/drought-water-climate-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done Disturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting. In just the past few weeks, media have reported that Puerto Rico is suffering a deep water crisis as severe drought has cut water supplies to thousands. The Rhine and Po rivers in Europe are at record low levels . The seven states sharing the Colorado River in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}