Corpus Christi faces water emergency amid prolonged drought
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Updated · NPR · Apr 30
Corpus Christi faces water emergency amid prolonged drought
7 articles · Updated · NPR · Apr 30
The Texas coastal city could leave nearly 500,000 residents without drinking water as years of drought push supplies toward collapse.
Freshwater sources have dried up, sharply worsening shortages and raising the risk of a full-scale emergency in one of the state's key coastal population centres.
The crisis highlights the mounting strain prolonged drought is placing on water systems in Texas, with Corpus Christi now nearing a critical breaking point.
With industry using 60% of the water, can Corpus Christi save its economy without its residents going thirsty?
Is the Corpus Christi water crisis the first domino to fall in a future of American water wars?