This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the high plains of Bolivia, a man surveys the baked remains of what was the country’s second largest lake.

A woman, without anything to sell, cover her market stall in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. The blockades of former president Evo Morales' supporters on the outskirts of the main cities of ...

Bolivian officials have flown basic provisions into the capital, La Paz, amid reports of food and fuel shortages. The system, which officials want to roll out elsewhere, is a move to bypass road ...

When they first started climbing the Andes peaks, they could hear the ice crunching under their crampons. These days, it’s ...

The Collier County Government sent out another reminder on Sunday about residents being under a water shortage warning. Here ...

There are growing concerns over Southwest Florida’s water supply as the current drought has prompted the water management district to issue a warning. Residents are being asked to take shorter ...

Dry conditions in Kula extend across the central valley in July, when the county issued a Stage 1 water shortage declaration for Upcountry. After nearly four months, the county declared the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Maui County council member Yuki Lei Sugimura said a water shortage is nothing surprising for upcountry residents, who almost expect it every summer. Get Hawaii’s latest ...

Low surface water flow and lack of rainfall amid drought conditions will push Upcountry from a Stage 1 water shortage to Stage 2 starting Wednesday, the Maui County Department of Water Supply ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — As drought conditions worsen, jeopardizing water supplies, regional managers have decided to impose usage restrictions for parts of the Tampa Bay area. The Southwest ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District has declared a water shortage in Sarasota and Manatee counties, along with nine other counties. The governing board for the district has voted to ...