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Puerto Rico: Extreme Drought Prompts Extended Water Rationing

HeadlineAug 06, 2015

In another sign of climate change, Puerto Rico is also facing an extreme drought. Dry conditions have prompted the government to extend water rationing, meaning a total of 400,000 residents will now receive water only every third day.

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