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#water Vanished In La Paz, Bolivia
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Jul 21 2017 12:10 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
La Paz, Bolivia, glaciers,
. . . its water vanished,
. . . citizens woke to dry taps, civil unrest, and
. . . it's Water General reigned.
At nearly 12,000 feet in altitude,
. . . suffering the effects of climate change quicker than the rest of us.
. . . The glaciers that once fed the city are in retreat;
. . . the seasonal rains that should replenish the reservoirs
. . . from November through February
. . . are increasingly unreliable.
In early November, the federal government declared a state of emergency.
.. . Overnight, officials cut water to
. ..94 of the city’s neighborhoods, leaving about
. . . 1/2 of its roughly 800,000 residents caught completely off-guard.
7-20-2017 Source: #Water vanished in La Paz, Bolivia
. . . its water vanished,
. . . citizens woke to dry taps, civil unrest, and
. . . it's Water General reigned.
At nearly 12,000 feet in altitude,
. . . suffering the effects of climate change quicker than the rest of us.
. . . The glaciers that once fed the city are in retreat;
. . . the seasonal rains that should replenish the reservoirs
. . . from November through February
. . . are increasingly unreliable.
In early November, the federal government declared a state of emergency.
.. . Overnight, officials cut water to
. ..94 of the city’s neighborhoods, leaving about
. . . 1/2 of its roughly 800,000 residents caught completely off-guard.
7-20-2017 Source: #Water vanished in La Paz, Bolivia
