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Installed by the NGO WaterAid, makeshift wash stations like this one—a water bottle fastened to the exterior of a grass hut, with soap nearby—are appearing in Ethiopian villages, where lack of sanitation can be as dire a problem as water scarcity.
Ethiopia, 2009
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Shiva lords over Suraj Water Park near Mumbai, where motifs are Indian but pleasures—like swimming and splashing on a hot day—are universal. Recreation commands a growing share of the world’s water use.
India, 2009
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In a parched Delhi slum, men swarm a tanker to siphon precious water. “If you throw money here,” says a local 16-year-old named Vinay, “no one would have time to grab it. Water is more important for us.”
India, 2009
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The Spotted Darter (Etheostoma maculatum) is a native of the Elk River in West Virginia. Its habitat and breeding grounds are threatened by siltation, like that caused by the Sutton Reservoir on the Elk River's main channel.
Conservation Fisheries, Tennessee, 2009
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In Ticho, Ethiopia, a drawing of a man defecating elicits laughter from Hiruut Nigusee, who uses the picture in her hygiene classes. At first students were embarrassed, but now they use the latrine, wash their hands, and suffer fewer bouts of diarrhea.
Ethiopia, 2009
